{"id":102671,"date":"2025-03-16T15:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T23:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=102671"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T22:52:42","slug":"monthly-reminder-of-required-device-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2025\/03\/16\/monthly-reminder-of-required-device-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly reminder of required device updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a reminder, IT will be initiating OS and software updates on all university-owned Macs, PCs, and iPads. Regular and timely updates are crucial and required to ensure stability, security, and optimal performance. This will be a continuous ongoing effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Important Details:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may see a pop-up indicating that updates are ready.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updates can be done immediately or delayed for a short time, after which they are required and a restart will be forced.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not power your computer off when installing an update.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>During the update process, your device may:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Display warning messages or notifications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may be asked to restart to apply the updates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These updates may take up to 60 minutes to finish.\u00a0 Please plan accordingly by starting these processes when away from your computer or doing other tasks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the updates are complete, your device will be restored to its normal state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions? 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