iSchool owned Windows computers are set up to periodically check-in with a license server on campus to verify the activation of Windows (the operating system itself).
If your computer has been off campus for quite some time and your computer has not connected to the Husky OnNet VPN for quite some time (at least once every 180 days), you can expect to see a prompt or message telling you that you are required to activate Microsoft Windows or your license will expire soon.
If you see a message about needing to activate Windows, connect to the Husky OnNet VPN, then wait. You may continue working. Your computer will automatically “check in” with the on-campus license server, activate Microsoft Windows, the “activation required” message will disappear, and you can disconnect or exit the Husky OnNet VPN application.
More about how activating Microsoft products works at the UW, can be found on UW-IT’s website:
Note: These instructions are deprecated and for Classic Outlook on Windows and MacOS. If you are using New Outlook please refer to this document instead: How to Find and Book an Available Meeting Room
iSchool faculty, staff, and PhD students have access to several physical rooms, for meeting purposes. Some rooms have Exchange Mailboxes and Calendars. These rooms can be scheduled/reserved directly via an Outlook Meeting Request, similar to scheduling a meeting with a person. A list of rooms and information about the rooms can be found on this webpage: https://uwnetid.sharepoint.com/sites/ischoolnew/sites/ServicesSupport/DropInSpacesReservations . Detailed instructions for scheduling rooms via Outlook/Exchange are below.
1) Click the arrow button next to New Email , click Meeting. (“1” in the screenshot below).
2) Click Meeting (“2” in the screenshot below).
3) Click Required (“3” in the screenshot below).
4) Search for the room you want to reserve/schedule. The most accurate way to search for a room is by using either the email address or the “display name” from the list above. (“4″ in the screenshot below).
5) Add the room you wish to schedule/reserve to ” Required “; double-click the room from the list or click “Required.” Click OK (“5” in the screenshot below).
6) Click Scheduling Assistant to see when the room is available, add other attendees’ NetIDs as necessary, and adjust meeting times.
7) Click Appointment , add meeting information as necessary, click Send. All attendees will receive the meeting request including the room itself. The request for the room will be accepted or rejected based on room availability.
Outlook for macOS
01) Click New Items, click Meeting.
02) In the “To:” field, the most accurate way to search for a room is using either the email address or the “display name” from the list above. Then, select the desired room.
3) Click Scheduling to see when the room is available and adjust meeting times.
4) Click Appointment , add other attendees’ NetIDs in the To: field as necessary, click Send.
All attendees will receive the meeting request including the room itself. The request for the room will be accepted or rejected based on room availability.
Outlook for the Web
1) Sign into the Outlook Web App , use your @uw.edu email address and UW NetID credentials when prompted.
2) Click the Calendar icon in the bottom-left corner.
3) Click New event.
4) In the Invite attendees field, add desired room using email address from the list above. Add other @uw.edu email addresses as necessary. Use the Scheduling Assistant to confirm all attendees, including the room itself, are available. Click Send once all other meeting details are finalized.
All attendees will receive the meeting request including the room itself. The request for the room will be accepted or rejected based on room availability.
If you have any questions after reading this article or if you need any help, please don't hesitate to contact the iSchool IT Help Desk.
https://ischool.uw.edu/help
(206) 616-3086
