Windows 11

By October 2025, Windows 11 will be installed on all workstations

Duration: 1 March 2024 until 1 October 2025
Project member(s): A.M. van der Graaf (Arthur) M.W.A. Tromp (Maarten) H. van den Hengel (Herman) M. Klunder (Martine) R. Kuster (Remy) M.V.J. Eggenhuizen (Max) J.T.E. van Duin (Jan) B.J.A. Oliemeulen (Ben) G.T.G.R. Kosman (Giovanni) C. Bransen (Camiel)
Project type: ICT
Organisation: Information & Library Services

Radboud University is responsible for keeping the University’s ICT systems secure and up-to-date. All Radboud-managed Windows workspaces currently run on Windows 10. Microsoft will stop offering support for Windows 10 as of October 2025. This means that Windows 10 will cease to be secure from that point on because updates will no longer be offered, and this will increase the risk of vulnerabilities. Accordingly, Windows 11 will be installed on all Radboud managed Windows workspaces before then.

There are other benefits to Windows 11 in addition to the security reasons. These include a new look and new features that improve usability, productivity and performance.

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Who and when?

All employees’ Radboud-managed Windows workspaces will be migrated to Windows 11 by October 2025. This applies to both fixed workspaces (desktops) and mobile workspaces (laptops). All study and resource centre and lecture hall workspaces will be migrated to Windows 11 too.

You can find a schedule for each faculty/unit/division below. You will be informed before your device is upgraded to Windows 11.

Schedule upgrade to Windows 11 for each faculty/division

What is the impact and what is expected of you?

Upgrading your Radboud managed workstation to Windows 11 can be done by yourself, as long as you are connected to the network of the university (eduroam, eduVPN or a physical connection). If you connect with eduVPN, you can also perform the upgrade from home or another remote location. As soon as your device is ready to upgrade, you will receive a notification at the bottom right of the screen. From then on, you can perform the upgrade at a time that suits you. You can postpone the upgrade until the specified deadline, after which the upgrade will be forced. During the upgrade, you cannot use your desktop or laptop for about an hour. So keep this in mind in your schedule. The manual (NL) shows you how to start the upgrade at a time when the notification has disappeared. This allows you to schedule the time of the upgrade yourself. Save all your files before starting the upgrade. This is important because your workstation will automatically reboot during the process. If you are going to upgrade a laptop, also make sure the power adapter is plugged in so that the upgrade is not interrupted.

Objective

Windows 11 will be installed on all Radboud-managed Windows workspaces by October 2025.

Areas of focus

Some devices do not meet the required specifications for Windows 11, so these devices will not receive a notification. If you do not receive a notification, this could be due to a number of reasons.

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Devices that do not meet the required specifications must be replaced with new ones. If your device does not comply, you will be informed about this.

Status/results

After an acceptance phase, in which, for example, all corporate information systems were tested on Windows 11 by the relevant functional administrators, a pilot was held within ILS in March 2024. This pilot was evaluated in April 2024 and proved successful, followed by a positive decision to roll out Windows 11 for the entire university. This started with Radboud Services in May 2024. By now, almost all Radboud Services workstations have been successfully migrated. Migration started at FSW on 1 August 2024.

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