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So I run 8.1 and I can't install the lenovo mess of spyware. I understand you don't want to rehost the files but maybe add some hints to the readme?

My poorly written version:

1. I downloaded the files from: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/hf003321
2. I extracted the pack with 7zip. You don't want any of the appx stuff: the files are in the 500mb exe... windows app my butt.
3. Extract the exe with innounp: http://innounp.sourceforge.net/
4. Search the cabs for things mentioning the keyboard (eg keyboard) and extract the cab file.
5. Modify the thinkpad-backlight.config to point to the files, I moved them to the program dir
6. Enjoy backlight control and your windows 10 free life

Enjoy the program BTW.

Keypress not detected inside VMWare. (Downstream issue really, but - if it is even resolvable - might need to use a different library or technique).

• Similar issue: Keyboard hooks doesn't work if VmWare workstation app is in focus
• Stack Overflow: How to get keyboard input while running in vmware virtual machine?

Turning light on after resume from hibernate: turns straight back off again.

Lenovo has pushed an update to Keyboard_Core.dll that changed the definition of the SetKeyboardBackLightStatus function - it now takes a second parameter of type HidKbdData. Inspecting the definition it appears that the second parameter can be null. An update is needed that passes null for the second parameter, without it an error of System.Reflection.TargetParameterCountException: Parameter count mismatch occurs.

Below is the overview of the new function inspeted from JetBrains dotPeek:

public unsafe uint SetKeyboardBackLightStatus(int nStatus, HidKbdData hidKbdData) {
    if (hidKbdData != null) {
        ....
    } else {
        ....
    }
    return 0;
}

Downstream bug?: When an RDC connection is opened from the laptop, MouseKeyHook is sending a key press event with a key code of Keys.None.