Sunday, March 31, 2019

Windows 7 EOL

In January 2020 Windows 7 will no longer be supported by Microsoft and the University will no longer allow Windows 7 computers on the network.  

This means that either your Win 7 machine 
  • will be upgraded to Windows 10 if possible,
  • will be replaced with a new/slightly used model with Windows 10, or
  • we will fill out a 'security exception' in very rare circumstances.  The machine will not be allowed on to the network regardless.
A quick diagnostic:  a member of the 7 series of the Dell Optiplex will need to be replaced if the model is 3 numbers vs 4 numbers long:  780 is no good but 7010 is.

Department staff (namely, Carla) will be working with Zone to facilitate this project.  Let her know at cbates@umn.edu if you have questions or you want to get your machine on the schedule for upgrade or the pasture.