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<p class="MsoNormal">(If you only use Mac OS, Linux, or Windows 10 computers, you can safely disregard this message.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We continue our effort to mitigate remaining Windows 7 usage in the department, prior to
<b>Microsoft’s end of support for Windows 7 on January 14<sup>th</sup></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our remaining university-owned Windows 7 computers tend to be in research laboratories. Some of these have been addressed, but many remain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A general rule of thumb: if you have a Windows 7 computer and can reach google.com or other non-OSU sites, it is within the scope of this project.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some of you may have received communications from me or my students— starting this
<b>Thursday the 9<sup>th</sup></b>, <b>any Windows 7 computers remaining on the main network, may be subject to disconnection</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This disconnection (at the network closet) would be performed in order to protect these computers from the increased threat of viruses/malware/exploits after January 14<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you contact us and make plans for alternative action, we may be able to delay disconnecting the computer until alternative actions are taken.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am sending out batch emails to alert of this upcoming action, but our records re: “who’s responsible for this computer” can drift out of date, so I’m sending this notice to everyone.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As a reminder, there are several possible courses of action:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><b>Air-Gap</b> (fully disconnect from the computer network). This is effectively what we would perform by the disconnection as noted above.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><b>Upgrade</b> the computer to Windows 10. (either an in-place upgrade, or a wipe-and-install “re-image”)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><b>Retire </b>the computer (surplus)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><b>Restricted/Isolated Network.</b> Some groups have (or can have) a local, restricted network for their lab. In this case, one or many computers can have access to a protected network, which only allows data transfer to shared drives
or other specific resources. Incoming connections from outside the restricted network will be blocked.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bottom line, contact us (<a href="mailto:asctech@osu.edu">asctech@osu.edu</a>) if you know of any Windows 7 computers that need to be addressed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Andrew Canale.6<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Walk-ins: PRB 1199<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 614-292-4269<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Direct phone (emergency only, please): 614-292-4767<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:asctech@osu.edu">asctech@osu.edu</a> (to create a support request). Replies to this email will be directed to
<a href="mailto:asctech@osu.edu">asctech@osu.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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