Check software requirements
Do you use assistive or accessibility software?
To ensure a smooth upgrade process, we request that you notify us in advance of any accessibility or assistive software you currently use.
By providing this information early, we can conduct the necessary checks and ensure that your transition to the Windows 11 is seamless, with all required software ready for access on your upgrade date.
Please take action as soon as possible. If you have accessibility or assistive software installed on your device, please contact the project team at assistive.support@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk to provide details about the software.
Requesting software
Your device will be configured with the standard Staff Managed Desktop Service applications which includes the supported default browser, Microsoft Edge. However, you will be required to install some applications via the self-service Software Center such as the VLC Media Player.
For the list of approved applications available to install on your device, please visit Software Centre.
There may also be some software packages that we need to add to the service as they are identified. To address this, we've introduced a new software request process, allowing staff to request software that is not immediately available in the Software Centre. PGR students will require their supervisor to complete this process.
The software request process may take up to 28 days, so we encourage you to plan ahead to ensure a smooth transition to accessing your software on the Windows 11 service.