Edit %PATH% Variable in Win 10 The current version of Windows 10 installed in MCECS labs does not allow a user to edit their %PATH% environment variables through the graphical interface. Below is a command line work around that will allow you to add or remove items contained in your User %PATH% environment [...]
Windows Update Schedule Windows updates are scheduled as follows: Tier 1 and 2 lab systems and faculty desktops: Usual Microsoft Patch week software updates Microsoft's schedule for releasing patches is usually the second Tuesday of every month. This constitutes “patch week” for the CAT. Computer Lab systems Typically reboot for patches at 2am [...]
CAT Supported Tier 1 or 2 Supported Windows Deployments Deployment Type Details Standard Deployment Appropriate for Students, GA’s, RA’s and most Labs. Includes general applications such as MS Office, Matlab, Mathcad and Maple. Has managed Anti-Virus and regular Windows Updates. Also included are many productivity applications such as Adobe Reader, Chrome, Firefox and popular [...]
Lab Energy Conservation Computer Labs in MCECS are going Green! Major Windows CAT-supported general access computer labs in the College have implemented Power Saving features. Monitors will enter Power Save after 10 minutes of inactivity and computers will enter Sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity. Inactivity is determined by no input from either [...]
Topics related to the User Environment available on CAT supported Windows computers.
Topics related to MCECS User Accounts in our Active Directory Domain.
Topics related to the administration of our CAT supported Windows deployments (system loads).
Windows The CAT provides support for over 400 Windows desktops throughout Maseeh College. While we deliver support to many faculty, staff and research desktops, our primary support focus is on the desktops in central Computing Labs. OS Description Desktop Windows 11 / Windows 10 All of our computer labs run Windows 11. [...]