Customize Your Laptop Configuration
Intel
NUC Software Studio is an application for customizing
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the laptop functionality.To launch, click the Intel
Software Studio icon that is on the desktop or in the tray.
System Configuration
Allows you to enable/disable the following system settings using the toggle button:
Number Pad
Enable or Disable number lock functionality
Windows Key
Enable or Disable windows key functionality. (Gaming mode)
Function Key Lock
Enable or Disable Fn lock.
Trackpad Pad Toggle
Enable or Disable upper left corner button on touch pad that enables/disables the touch
pad functionality. (Gaming Mode)
On-Screen Display
Enable or Disable on-screen display for function keys, performance modes, & other features.
Battery Charge Lim it:
Allows you to customize the battery charge limit to any value between 50-100% using
the control arrow. Selecting a lower charge limit can improve the system battery health.
Optimal value is 60%.
Performance Tuning
Performance Tuning supports the profiles (Performance, Balanced,
Battery Saver) with default mapping of Power and Fan Modes. On
startup, Balanced profile is applied by default.
Benchmark Mode
Turning ON Benchmark mode will enable maximum performance
mode with high fan RPMs.
Passive Cooling Mode
Turning ON Passive cooling mode will minimize fan transitions by
limiting time off. Passive Cooling Mode is on by default.
Usage
For selected profile, display current CPU and dGPU usage
Fan Speed
For selected profile, display current Left Fan and Right Fan speed
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Display Settings
NUC
This feature allows the user to switch between Display Profiles with varying
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Brightness, Contrast and Color. There are 5 pre-setting can be selected:
Standard (default), Gaming, Video, Reading, & Custom.
Each profiles are also can be customized by applying different Brightness,
Contrast, Colors (Red, Green, Blue), and Color Temperature values as supported.
Keyboard
User can switch between different Keyboard Profiles to customize effects,
colors, brightness, and speed. There are 12 pre-setting can be selected: Monocol-
or (default), Gaming, Breathing, Raindrop, Marquee , Music, Wave, Reacive,
Ripple, Spark, & Aurora.
Aurora is a utility that unifies RGB lighting devices across different brands and enables them to
work alongside each other, all while adding and improving RGB lighting support for various
games that previous had none or little RGB lighting support."
More info for Project Aurora can befound here: https://www.project-aurora.com/
Custom Profile feature is also available to enable the keyboard as an interactive control to select
individual or groups of keys to set different colors.
Light Bar
User can switch between different colors and modes on the Light Bar LEDs.
Color value between 0-100% PWM for Red, Blue and Green using the sliders.
There are 2 pre-setting can be selected: Rainbow Mode, Breathing Mode
System Monitor
System Monitor displays the real time indication of the hardware's system settings.
The System Monitor's data includes:
CPU, Memory, iGPU, dGPU, Network speed, Storage, Battery health indicator,
system information, Fan speed, Battery remaining percentage.
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