Faculty, Staff and Researchers can now self-upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 directly from the Software Center on all IT-managed workstations.
Microsoft recently announced the end-of-life date for Windows 10 editions as October 14, 2025. After this date, no further feature updates or security patches will be available for Windows 10. UBC IT is now planning for the upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft’s current operating system offering.
Starting March 1, centrally managed Windows 10 devices (version 1909 and older) at UBC Okanagan will receive the latest version of Windows 10 (21H2). Once updates are available, you will have up to two weeks to restart your device.
New mandatory forced restarts on UBC supported computers are being implemented to stay compliant with UBC’s information security standards.
Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) is now the recommended and preferred malware protection solution for all computers managed by UBC IT. This solution will replace Sophos Antivirus for all UBC supported desktops and laptops, with the UBC Sophos Antivirus license expiring July 29, 2020. What does this mean? Computers provided by UBC Okanagan – Windows […]