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Windows 8

October 16, 2012 – Microsoft will release Windows 8 on October 26, 2012.  OIT has been testing this version for compatibility and has found that there are a number of significant issues with software commonly used on the UA campus.  Device drivers are also not yet available for many of the printers and other devices we commonly use.  For those reasons, we are advising all faculty and staff to not perform Windows 8 upgrades or to purchase computers with Windows 8 installed at this time.  OIT will continue testing and advise when this version of the Windows OS can be used without major issues in the UA environment.

These are the following known issues with Windows 8:

  • No version for McAfee Antivirus
  • Not compatible with SPSS
  • Not compatible with SAS

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OIT performs routine maintenance on servers and systems every Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon. Many IT services may be offline intermittently during this time. Network access and computing resources availability (Banner, E-Learning, Exchange server, etc.) may also be affected. Since this is a low-usage period, fewer UA customers will be impacted. For questions, contact the IT Service Desk at (205) 348-5555 or itsd@ua.edu.

Known Issues

The Known Issues Page is a checkpoint for our IT partners across campus. The page lists software compatibility issues and known fixes.