Microsoft Releases Critical Patch | Oct. 15, 2025

Who Is Affected? Faculty, staff, and students using Windows 10 or Windows 11 on UNCG-owned or personal computers. What’s Happening? On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Microsoft released a critical update for all versions of Windows to fix a severe security vulnerability in the operating system. To help protect campus systems, Information… Continue reading…

Update: Windows 10 Upgrade Pop-Up Alerts To Begin

Update 10/14/25 Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. UNCG computers still running Windows 10 will now display a new pop-up alert indicating that the operating system is no longer supported. These alerts are intended to remind users that their device must be upgraded to… Continue reading…

macOS Tahoe Release | September 2025

Overview Apple has released macOS Tahoe (version 26.0). Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Mac Advisory Committee will begin evaluating the new operating system’s compatibility with UNCG enterprise applications and network configurations. Who Is Affected Faculty, staff, and students who use Mac devices managed by UNCG or connected to campus… Continue reading…

Read.AI to be Disabled at UNCG | Monday, August 18 

Information Technology Services (ITS) will disable Read.AI across the UNCG Microsoft 365 environment. This change will be completed on Monday, August 18, 2025.  Read.AI is a meeting transcription and analytics tool that some Microsoft Teams users may have seen in their meetings. Disabling it helps us maintain compliance with university… Continue reading…

Lucid Tools Removed from Canvas | August 8

Effective August 8, 2025, the Lucid for Education integration within Canvas will be disabled due to persistent accessibility issues. This change affects both Lucidchart and Lucidspark, which will no longer be available as external tools in Canvas. Users will no longer be able to embed Lucid documents using the Rich… Continue reading…