Windows 11

📢 Windows monthly update behaviour on your device

Your Windows 11 device is set to use the default update settings from Microsoft. This means:

• ✅ Updates will be downloaded and installed automatically by Windows.
• 🕒 Windows will try to install updates outside of your active hours to avoid disruptions.
• 🔄 If a restart is needed, you’ll get a notification and can schedule a time that works for you.

You don’t need to do anything—Windows will take care of updates in the background to help keep your device secure and up to date.

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback please contact the IT Service Desk at IT.Services@lboro.ac.uk

📢 OneDrive: First time login 

Over the summer period, our computer labs were upgraded to the Windows 11 service to provide an improved user experience for students.

First time login

When you log in to a lab computer for the first time, your user profile is created. During this process, OneDrive will automatically sign in and begin syncing your files, with files downloading only when you open them. Please note that there is no automatic sign in on Mac lab computers, but you will be prompted to sign in to OneDrive after logging in.

Microsoft Office apps such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will usually save to OneDrive automatically, but other software files might be stored locally on the computer, especially when using it for the first time.

Saving your files

Files saved only to the lab computer could be lost when you sign out.

To keep your work safe, please make sure you:

• Save files directly to your OneDrive folder whenever possible
• Copy any locally saved files into OneDrive before signing out
• Check that important files have synced ‘saved’ to OneDrive before leaving the computer

We strongly recommend always checking that your files are safely stored in OneDrive before signing out of a lab computer.