Microsoft Windows

TIG provides best-effort support on Windows Operating System and MIT Software & Business Applications. For hardware issues, IS&T’s Service Center offers warranty and out-of-warranty hardware repairs on Apple products.

What versions are supported at CSAIL?

Version Support Note
XP none Won’t touch it, burn it now
7 none Upgrade / Reinstall to 10 or 11
8 none Upgrade / Reinstall to 10 or 11
10 full
11 full

Obtaining Windows OS

MIT IS&T provides Windows operating systems that are covered by MIT’s Enterprise license and are for use by members of the MIT community.

For OpenStack Windows virtualization, see:

Setup and software support:

Active Directory

Connect a Windows system to the CSAIL Active Directory domain. This is recommended only for TIG shared and public managed machines.