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    Thinkpad- Power Manager Has Stopped Working

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Man With Arrow, Jul 21, 2015.

  1. Man With Arrow

    Man With Arrow Notebook Guru

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    Hello,

    Every time I use the switchable graphics feature (right clicking the power manager in the taskbar) the graphic adapters switch properly, but a window pops up saying that "power manager has stopped working". I can close the window and everything will be working properly, but it's irritating having to do that every time I switch GPUs.

    Using Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

    How can I solve this issue?
     
    Last edited: Jul 21, 2015
    Man With Arrow, Jul 21, 2015
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  2. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    Get the latest PM driver from Lenovo, don't use the driver from Windows Update. If that's what happened, download the latest PM driver from Lenovo, uninstall the PM driver, reboot, install the official PM driver and reboot.
     
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  3. Man With Arrow

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    Done that, no change.
     
    Man With Arrow, Jul 21, 2015
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  4. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Which OS are we discussing here to begin with?
     
    ajkula66, Jul 21, 2015
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  5. Man With Arrow

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    Sorry for not mentioning- Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
     
    Man With Arrow, Jul 21, 2015
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    There's a recent Windows Update - don't ask me which one because I have yet to figure it out - which broke some of my Hotkey/Power Manager/OSD applications on a system running the very same OS. Whether that has anything to do with the problem that you're experiencing I can't say, but am throwing it out there just as FYI in case your problem has started recently.

    I'm at the point of wiping the drive clean and re-installing from scratch. Hopefully you'll have better luck.
     
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  7. Man With Arrow

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    0_o wow... Thankfully, My OSD/Hotkeys are intact and working. Even if I don't solve this issue, it's not that big of a deal.
     
    Man With Arrow, Jul 21, 2015
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