IT Services

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 after 14 October 2025. After this date, no software updates, including critical security fixes, will be provided.

Therefore, during 2025, those University laptops and desktop PCs which are still using Windows 10, will be upgraded to Windows 11.

Find out more:

• IT Services: Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10 for University staff and postgraduate researchers gets you started with the basics:

• Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and more.
• A choice of the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge web browsers, and also a free PDF editor (PDF Fusion) which is available in the Software Center.

The following software is available on all University student Windows 10 computers:

• Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, and OneNote
• Assistive software, including ClaroRead Pro, Read and Write, and MindView,
• Web browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox
• SPSS Statistics
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• VLC Media Player
• 7-Zip

Updated: 24 February 2025