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Upgrade your workplace to Windows 11 from 13 January

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All Windows workplaces managed by Radboud University will be migrated to Windows 11. As an employee of FdL, FFTR, FdR, CPO and FNWI, you will be able to upgrade to Windows 11 as from Monday 13 January. This applies to both fixed workplaces (desktops) and laptops.

A part of the workplaces managed by Radboud University are currently still running Windows 10. Microsoft will stop providing support for Windows 10 as of October 2025, which will make this version unsafe from that date. Accordingly, Windows 11 will be installed on all Radboud managed Windows workspaces before then.

Start the upgrade yourself

Once a notification pops up on your screen, you can carry out the upgrade yourself at a time that suits you. Carefully take the following steps before starting the upgrade: 

Notification to start or schedule upgrade Windows 11
  1. Save all your files before starting the upgrade. This is important because your workplace will automatically restart during the upgrade.
  2. If you run the upgrade on a laptop, it is important to charge it during the upgrade and keep it plugged in until the upgrade is complete. This prevents the upgrade from being interrupted in the meantime.
  3. Connect your workplace to the university's internet network (via eduroam, eduVPN or a physical connection). If you turn on eduVPN, you can run the upgrade from home or from another remote location.
  4. Start the upgrade to Windows 11 via the notification that appears at the bottom right of your screen. You will be unable to use your desktop or laptop for about an hour during the upgrade. So keep this in mind in your schedule. If the notification to start the upgrade is no longer on your screen, you can schedule or initiate the upgrade yourself via this roadmap (connect to eduVPN to view this page).

Please note: You can postpone the upgrade until 21 March, after which it will be forced.

More information on the upgrade to Windows 11

Latest updates after Windows 11 upgrade

A while after the upgrade to Windows 11 has been completed, the latest updates will be automatically installed. It is important that you restart your workplace yourself after installing these updates, to complete the full update. To do so, click on the green icon (✳️) as soon as it appears in your taskbar. Please note: this green icon may also be ‘hidden’ behind the arrow in the taskbar.

More information about updating your workplace

Contact information

Do you have any questions? Please contact the ICT Helpdesk via icthelpdesk [at] ru.nl (ICThelpdesk[at]ru[dot]nl) or on +31 243 622 222. Have you not received a notification to upgrade to Windows 11? Then check out the possible causes or contact the ICT Helpdesk.

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Information & Library Services, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Law

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All Radboud-managed Windows workspaces currently run on Windows 10. Microsoft will stop offering support for Windows 10 as of October 2025. Accordingly, Windows 11 will be installed on all Radboud managed Windows workspaces before then.

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