Faculty, staff, and students are advised that this month’s batch of Windows software updates and security patches will be deployed beginning the evening of Friday, February 23, 2018. All university-owned computers running Windows 7 and newer will be receiving updates.

These updates will download automatically without interrupting your work; however, a computer restart will be required to complete installation. As a result, Windows computers will experience a longer-than-normal startup time on the next reboot subsequent to receiving these updates. (Note: campus labs and e-classrooms are configured to automatically reboot every night at 4am, so as to minimize this disruption.)

ITS updates Windows computers monthly, typically at the conclusion of the third week of the month. These scheduled updates include software patches designed to plug recently-discovered security holes and keep your computer safe from intrusion; they do not include feature updates or other changes to usability.

Please contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@denison.edu or (740) 587-6395 if you have any questions or concerns.