Microsoft requires major operating system updates to Windows every 12–18 months to receive current security patches and bug fixes. Faculty and staff with eligible computers will be notified by email when a required upgrade is available in Software Center.
Instructions for updating your Windows operating system
Windows 11 updates
Microsoft Windows 11 is the current operating system shipping on newly ordered devices, as well as existing devices that are rebuilt or re-imaged. Updates to newer versions of Windows 11 are available to existing MiWorkspace Windows 11 devices as a self-install upgrade through Software Center.
All Windows 11 devices, including those that run the self-install upgrade, will also have their Microsoft Office suite upgraded to Microsoft Office 365. If you’re new to using Microsoft 365, see instructions for activating Microsoft Office 365.
Note: Microsoft stopped supporting Office 2016, Office 2019 and Windows 10 in October, 2025.
More information about Windows 11
- MiWorkspace Windows 11: What's New (MiWorkspace Users)
- Microsoft Windows Help & Learning page
- Microsoft: Day 1 with Windows 11
Windows 10
Office 2016, Office 2019 and Windows 10 are no longer supported in MiWorkspace.