Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

  • Locate Zoom – Windows > All Apps.

  • Login with SSO.

  • Locate your Profile icon in upper right > click Check for Updates.

  • Check for updates regularly. Always a good step when you are done with Zoom after a meeting.

Zoom Outlook Plugin

  • In Outlook, along the left edge click the More Apps icon.

  • Type ‘zoom outlook’ in the search box then click on ‘Zoom for Outlook Extension’ to install it.

    image-20250401-180116.pngImage Added

Dell Command Update

Note: This will install the latest firmware and drivers, and should be done monthly.

...

Note: The MyAccess Portal is used to install software applications managed by SU IT. Microsoft Office and Edge are already , Edge, Teams, and Sherman fonts are installed by default.

We recommend you install the following:

  • App-7zip

  • App-Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop NUL

  • App-Audacity

  • App-Google Chrome

  • App-Google Earth Pro 7.3.6

  • App-IrfanView

  • App-Kaltura Capture

  • App-Sassafras KeyClient

  • App-VLC Media Player

  • App-Zoom SU Meeting Client

Additional apps of interest to architecture faculty include the following:

Expand

App-Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop NUL
App-ArcGIS Pro (Academic)
App-Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2025-0807
App-AutoDeskFusion
App-Blender
App-ClimateStudio
App-Enscape
App-HandBrake
App-LosslessCut
App-Meshlab 2023.12
App-Meshroom 2023.3.0
App-OBS Studio
App-PreForm
App-Processing
App-Rhino 8 sr11 (sr21 is coming soon)
App-Terragen
App-Therm

Instructions

  1. Login to https://myaccess.microsoft.com.

  2. Choose “Access packages” on the left side.

  3. Click “Request” on the application(s) you’d like to install, and then choose “Request for myself” on the next screen.

  4. Once requested you will receive an email confirmation, which you can disregard; no further action is needed.

  5. The apps that you have requested or already installed are listed under Active.

...

View application install status:

Go to “Downloads & updates” in the left nav pane to view the status of applications that are installed through the MyAccess portal (or are currently installing).

...

  • Use the Search box next to the Windows Start button and type File Extensions. Click ‘Show file extensions in file explorer’.

  • Enable ‘Show file extensions’ using the On/off button:

    image-20250325-164555.png

Remote Desktop

  • If you remote into another machine, such as SU-mymachine, and it won’t connect, try adding .syr.edu to the end (SU-mymachine.syr.edu).

Windows 11 Features

File Explorer - Now has Tabs

...