Posted on July 31, 2025

Who: Students, faculty, and staff using MyCloud.

What: MyCloud will upgrade Office to Microsoft 365 (M365), which uses user-based licensing.

When: Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Why: Microsoft 365 provides continuous updates with new features, bug fixes, and security improvements. User-based licensing also allows certain users to access advanced features tied to their assigned license, such as Microsoft Copilot or other add-on tools.

Do I Need to Do Anything?

Yes. The first time you open an Office app in MyCloud after the change:

  1. Log in using your UNCG credentials.
  2. MyCloud will save the license to your user profile.
  3. After this first login, you won’t need to sign in again unless your password changes or the license cache is cleared.

Note: Secure Desktop is not affected by this change and will remain on Office LTSC 2021.

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