January third-party application updates
ICIT will be issuing a monthly patch for third-party applications for most university-owned devices starting January 20 at 7 a.m. Please see more information on what is included in the patch and details about the process.
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macOS devices will receive a pushed update that will run silently in the background starting January 20 at 7 a.m.
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Employees not on the campus network will need to connect to Cisco AnyConnect VPN for a few hours to complete the update.
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Please see this article for more information on how Mac devices are impacted.
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PC/Windows users can install the update starting January 20 using the self-service option. This option allows users to decide the day and time they want to install the update prior to the pushed update on January 27.
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Before running the update you will need to close affected applications (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox). For more information, please review the step-by-step instructions.
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Employees not on the campus network will need to connect to Cisco AnyConnect VPN for a few hours to complete the update.
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If your PC/Windows computer has not been updated by January 27, ICIT will push an update, which can be deferred once for 24 hours.
Lab and classroom computers will have an automatic installation starting Thursday, January 20 at 11 p.m.
If you require assistance, please feel free to contact the Help Desk. Outside of Help Desk hours, search our Knowledge Base for helpful articles on using and troubleshooting campus technology.