WINDOWS 10 INSTALLATION

 Windows 10 runs well on the ThinkPad X220.

 A clean installation of Windows 10 rather than an upgrade from Windows 7 or 8 is
recommended.
 If upgrading from Windows 7 or 8, uninstall any Lenovo drivers and software
(preferably before upgrading) to avoid numerous incompatibility issues.
 Install and run ThinkVantage System Update to search for the latest Lenovo drivers
and utilities
 For full function key support and On Screen Display, install the Lenovo Hotkey
Features Integration package available here
 For Sierra Wireless MC8355 WWAN, install the drivers available here and see the
instructions in the post here about using the following commands:

C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Sierra Wireless Inc\\Utils> .\\GobiImgMgr -

FWUPDATE AUTO -DEFAULTIMAGE 6
C:\\DRIVERS\\WIN\\WWANSR> .\\LenovoGobi3kSetup.exe DEFAULTIMAGE=6

 It may also be necessary to manually install the Intel Management Engine Interface
7.1 / Serial Over LAN (SOL) driver here and the Ricoh Media Card Reader driver
here.
 To improve Touchpad performance:
1. Open Control Panel > Mouse > ThinkPad tab > Settings… > Synaptics
Control Panel > Advanced > Smart Check
2. Uncheck Edge Tap Filtering and Gesture Filtering
3. Adjust other Synaptics settings as desired
 To enable right click with two finger tap:
1. Open Registry Editor (Windows + R, type regedit then hit Enter)
2. Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Synaptics\SynTP\TouchPadPS2
3. Change the value of 2FingerTapAction to 2
4. Restart computer to make changes active
source
 For custom monitor INF (information file for the maximum resolution and monitor
naming) and Windows ICM (Image Color Management file for ICC Color Profile)
install the package available here.

The following adjustments can help resolve specific issues with Windows 10:

1. Function brightness keys do not work

o Follow the steps here to resolve this issue
2. CPU usage too high / idle temperatures high
o Go to Settings > System > Notifications & actions > Disable “Show me tips
about Windows”
o CPU usage should now return to normal and idle temperatures will decrease
source
3. Touchpad not working / pointer not showing
o Uninstall the Lenovo Synaptics ThinkPad UltraNav Driver
o Go to Device Manager > Mice and other Pointing Devices > Synaptics
Pointing Device > Driver and click the Update Driver… button to install
updated drivers directly from Microsoft