Today I have a current non-threat to share with you. I also want to continue reminding everyone that Windows 10 is nearing its end of support.

Current Non-Threat

• BioRender
  • This week an email was sent from a Customer Success Manager at BioRender, a widely used research tool at UTIA.
  • The sender is firstname.lastname[@]biorender.com.
  • The subject is BioRender Premium Access at the UTIA.
  • The message states that UTIA has a group license for BioRender Premium at no cost to the individual.
  • The message lists some of the BioRender Premium features.
  • The message also has a link for moving your account to the UTIA BioRender Premium license.
  • This email has been confirmed by Nicolas Andre as legitimate.
  • I do, however, recommend that you hover over the “Click Here” link, then right-click to copy the link and paste it into your browser.

Important Reminders

• Windows 10 End-of-Support Coming Soon!
  • Windows 10 is officially reaching end of support on October 14, 2025.
  • This means that after this date, Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates, technical assistance, or security patches for Windows 10.
  • Without these updates and security patches, your computer will become more vulnerable to all security threats.
  • If you are using a PC, to find which version of Windows you are using, do the following:
    • Go to the Search box on the taskbar (right beside of the Start button) at the bottom of your screen.
    • In the box, type winver and click Enter.
    • A window will then show what version you are running.
  • If you are still running Windows 10 on a UTIA-owned computer, you must upgrade to Windows 11 soon.
  • If you are with the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, the CVM Support group will help you will this.
  • If you are with UT Extension or UT AgResearch and Education Centers across the state, your regional IT staff will help you with this.
  • If you are located on the Knoxville campus or one of the Knoxville-area locations that gets assistance from the UTK OIT Desktop Support, please call (865) 974-9900 to request help.
  • This upgrade must be done before 10/14/2025.
  • If you have a computer that is out of warranty, it is likely too old to allow Windows 11 to be installed.
  • Please remember that UTIA UT01xx – System and Services Acquisition Standard states that the Institute has a technology refresh schedule of a maximum of five years for replacing hardware, which is in place due to older systems not being able to be updated and secured properly.

Thank you so much for everything you do to protect the Institute and its data, students, employees, clients, and yourself. Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns.

Sandy

Important Note: Thank you so much for sharing these e-newsletters with family, friends, clients, students, and anyone else who may benefit from the information. I would like to stress that you should keep your students in mind, as non-employee students will not get this information without someone sharing. If anyone has an email group for students who are not employees of your department, please let me know what that address is, and I can include it. I do this as a blind copy so student names and addresses will not show up!