Monthly Archives: November 2015

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IT and Microsoft Staff spread the word about Free Microsoft Office!

office email bannerDid you know that all UMass Boston Faculty, Staff, and Students get access to Microsoft Office for FREE? That’s Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more, not just for Mac and PC, but also for your cell phone and tablet — install it on up to 5 different devices!

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On November 5th, Microsoft employees visited UMass Boston, and with a few IT staffers, set up shop outside the Campus Center Cafeteria to help students install Office software on their laptops and mobile devices.

Over a few hours, around 150 students stopped by to ask questions, get assistance, pick up a free t-shirt, and learn about this great service.

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Did you miss the event? Don’t fret!
You can learn more about installing Microsoft office for FREE at:

http://umb.edu/it/Office

Update Notifications

Microsoft Security Patches – November

On November 11th, 2015, Microsoft released security patches for:

  • Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista RT, RT8.1
  • Windows servers 2012, 2008, 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2016; 2013; 2010, 2007
We strongly encourage you to apply these patches to your PC as soon as possible. For information about these updates please visit: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-nov.aspx
Click on the Windows logo located on the lower left hand corner of your computer screen, a menu will appear, click on “Control Panel”.
Once in the Control Panel, type the words “windows update” in the Search Control Panel field located in the upper right hand corner. As you do, the following screen will immediately appear.

Now, in the upper left handle corner, click the words “check for update”. This screen will appear

Click the “Check for updates” button to begin the checking. The following screen will appear after the checking is completed. All Important Updates must be installed. Click the “Install updates” button to begin the installation. You will need to reboot your computer to finish the installation later.

Alternatively, if you are using Internet Explorer you can click on Tools > and select Windows Update to install the latest security patches.
For questions please call the Service Desk at 617-287-5220 or via email at ITServiceDesk@umb.edu.