Steinhardt Technology Services will update and perform routine maintenance on all endpoints on a bi-weekly cadence. These activities require that the endpoint be restarted. To enable those who use these endpoints to better plan for maintenance, we are adopting guidelines for scheduling routine maintenance and upgrades to the services described below.

To help protect NYU devices, university data, and your privacy, Steinhardt Technology Services is improving our computer patching process. Going forward, security updates will be distributed every two weeks to help keep your university-owned computer secure and up to date.

As part of this process, you may see the following notifications depending on your device and its update management system.

For Windows Devices

What to do: 

• Click the Take All Actions Button to allow the updates to proceed. A computer restart will be required. 

You may receive a notification asking you to take action on available updates.

For Mac Devices

What to do: 

A monthly scheduled update will prompt with a notification for automatic updates and past-due updates.

You can install the update manually before the scheduled deadline by doing the following:

• Click the Apple icon (Top left)
• Select System Settings
• Select General from the left panel and Software Updates from the right panel

Settings>General>Software Update 

• Click the Update Now button to allow the updates to proceed. A computer restart will be required.  

Note: If you postpone the required restart for more than seven days, your computer will automatically restart.

What you should do: Save your work and restart your computer when prompted. We recommend keeping your computer connected to power during the update process.

We thank you and welcome any questions at steinhardt.technology@nyu.edu