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The Windows 10 1903 update will be reaching most users in late May and June of 2019 and is one of the regular semi-annual updates to Windows 10.  The update will be automatically downloaded and installed as per your computer's update settings.

Here are the highlights..

A new Light Theme is available that will change the colour of the taskbar and other elements to a lighter colour.  Windows 10 has had Dark Theme available for a while, but now you can lighten up the bottom black bar.

Focus Assist supresses distractions while you are duplicating your display. A new rule is available that will disable notifications while the current app is in full screen mode.

Search is being separated from Cortana.  When you search in the taskbar, you will now be searching only in files on the PC and will not be given Internet recommendations. Cortana, Microsoft's digital assitant can still be accessed by a separate icon.

Windows Sandbox is a new secure environment that allows you to run apps without making changes to your files. Sandbox works like a built-in virtual machine running Windows 10, but every time you close it, all changes that you make are automatically removed. You may use it to run any executable file to block it from interacting with the underlying operating system. In other words: what happens in Windows Sandbox stays in Windows Sandbox.

And more...

  • The Start menu is being streamlined (faster, less colour, and smaller with less tiles)
  • More functionality to view contents of the clipboard

Panellists with first-hand experience of the challenges of online research will discuss how they responded to these problems effectively and ethically during the two-jour workshop “Online Research: Challenges and Ethical Solutions,” Thursday, March 21, at 1 p.m. in the Oak Room, Vanier Hall.

Representatives from the research software company Qualtrics will present on its survey platform, and along with officials from the Research Ethics Board and Information Technology Services, will answer questions on supports available to help researchers find success with online projects.

To register, email Joan.Craig@uwindsor.ca.

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A free class Wednesday, March 27, will help staff and faculty responsible for maintaining UWindsor websites learn the basics of the Drupal content management system.

Website Basic Training will focus on teaching site editors how to create pages and events, upload graphics and use menus and blocks, says instructor Rob Aitkens, web development team lead in Information Technology Services.

He will also cover University and legislative guidelines for posting content.

The class is required for all employees responsible for maintaining UWindsor websites and is valuable for those with little previous experience with the system, for those upgrading their sites from version 6 to 7, or as a refresher. It will run 9:30 a.m. to noon in the University Computer Centre’s lower-level classroom. Registration is required through this online form.

Blackboard will be performing maintenance which will affect users of the Virtual Classroom ( both Classic and Ultra) on February 15 2019 from 4am-8am

They anticipate the maintenance to be complete by 8am, however if you notice any issues with the Virtual Classroom, please submit a service request so we can investigate.

Blackboard itself will be operational through this maintenance window ( outside of the regular 5-6am downtime)

The LMS Team

IT Services will be performing wireless network maintenance in the Welcome Centre from 6:00-8:00am Thursday February 14. During this time, the wireless network in the Welcome Centre will be unavailable for 15-30 minutes while the system software is updated. All wireless network services will be offline, including the data network, Xerox printing and SpectraLink phones.

If there are still issues using wireless after 8:00am, please contact the IT ServiceDesk at ext. 4440.