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Faculty, staff, and students can schedule a time to access a Windows lab computer remotely. This service enables you to access software available only on Windows lab computers.

Reserving Time on a Lab Computer

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  1. Navigate to the request form.
  2. Select the drop-down with the desired time block. 
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    • Block 1: The current block will give you immediate access to a computer , but is reset at 6 PM EST/EDT.
    • Block 2: The next block will give you a complete 12-hour reservation, but you will need to wait until 6 PM EST/EDT to use it.

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      You may only have 1 active request at a time, regardless of which block you takechoose.


  3. If you have successfully gotten a machine, you should see the following message display:
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  4. You can then download the .rdp file to you your computer.
    1. If you are on Mac OSXOS X, install Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 from using the App Store . Alternatively, you can click or clicking this link to immediately download Microsoft Remote.
    2. If you are on Android, install Microsoft Remote Desktop from this link.
  5. Wait until the listed time.
  6. Open the file.
  7. Login Log in with your NetID and password. 

Available Software:

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  • 7-Zip
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • Citrix Workspace App
  • FileZilla
  • Git
  • Google Chrome
  • IBM SPSS Amos 26


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  • IBM SPSS Statistics 26
  • Logitech Presentations
  • Mathematica
  • MATLAB R2019b
  • Minitab 19
  • MirrorOp
  • Mozilla Firefox
Notepadd
  • Notepad ++
  • Office 2019 Professional


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  • RStudio
  • SAS
  • Schrodinger
  • Stata 16
  • Tableau Desktop Public
  • TightVNC
  • Visual Studio Community
  • VLC Media Player

Accessing Adobe Creative Cloud

Currently, the only available way to access Adobe Creative Cloud without purchasing a license is by using a lab machine. In order to use Adobe CC, ITS recommends creating an Adobe account at https://account.adobe.com/. You may use either your university University or personal account, as long as you remember the credentials. This will not be tied to your UConn accounts even if you use a UConn email.

Once you are remoted in to into the machine,

  1. Open adobe Adobe Creative Cloud from applications Applications.
  2. Login Log in with your Adobe account.
  3. Open an Adobe application.

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