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Personnel’s Windows computers to be upgraded to Windows 11
Upgrade your Windows computer by 15 January 2026
Email addresses of the universities preceding Aalto will be closed on 27 November 2025
We are improving email security
Short maintenance breaks for Linux shell servers on 13 and 14 November 2025
Maintenance breaks include short reboots
Aalto University participates in the digital security exercise Taisto in November 2025
Finland's largest digital security exercise helps us prepare
Aalto staff's mobile phone subscriptions are being updated
If your mobile data does not work restart your phone
Aalto Wiki to require Multifactor Authentication (MFA) from 1 December 2025 onwards
MFA required when you log in from outside the Aalto network
Aalto IT Thursday News 6 November 2025 at 10 to 11
Join us to hear the latest on current topics of general interest for all Aaltonians, presented by Aalto IT.
Changes to Microsoft 365 Apps updates and Visio and Project installations
On Microsoft's recommendation, 365 Apps apps such as Word and Excel will be switched on centrally managed Windows 11 workstations to update in the Monthly Enterprise channel instead of the previous Semi-Annual Enterprise channel.
Email spam filtering had an issue on 30 October 2025
Between about 02:00 and 09:45, messages from outside Aalto have been marked as junk, but can be found in the junk folder.
Aalto Wiki: automatic archiving for workspaces that have not been edited for more than 5 years
Archiving every 3 months in the future
Fixed 17.10. - Issue with Zoom cloud recordings on 17 October 2025
Issue fixed
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Save your recordings locally
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Save your recordings locally
The certificate for aalto and eduroam networks changes on 14 October 2025
Users may receive a notification or a confirmation request on the change of the certificate
Wide Internet issue in Finland also visible in services like Aalto's VPN
The Internet exchange point FICIX 2 is not functioning properly
eSupport maintenance break on Thursday 9.10.2025 at 7-12
eSupport (esupport.aalto.fi) system scheduled maintenance downtime
Aalto AI Assistant maintenance break on Friday 10.10.2025 at 8-9
During the break, the service is not momentarily available.
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Slowness in eSupport. The service requests will be handled as soon as possible.
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Slowness in eSupport. The service requests will be handled as soon as possible.
AV systems issue on campus resolved
AV systems are functioning normally
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Slowness in eSupport. The service requests will be handled as soon as possible.
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Slowness in eSupport. The service requests will be handled as soon as possible.
Course feedback tool is not working at the moment, Issue now fixed
NB! Issue fixed! There is a technical error in the course feedback tool. Efforts to rectify the issue have already begun.
Issues with MFA registeration, and use 30.9.-1.10., now fixed
30 November afternoon - 1 October around 11 a.m., all previously available ways to register or use the MFA were not available.
Done: VPN devices vpn.aalto.fi, vpn1.aalto.fi and vpn2.aalto.fi updated on 1 October from 7 onwards
During the updates two VPN gateways will be available for establishing a remote connection (VPN).
Understanding Microsoft 365 Copilot at Aalto: What you need to know
Read more on the basics of Copilot, which appears in different forms
