Windows 11 Enterprise

Windows is the operating system designed and produced by Microsoft Corporation.

Note: Apple’s latest M1 processor restricts the running of virtual machines, e.g., running Windows via VMWare Fusion. If you have a machine that uses the M1 processor you will not be able to run a Virtual Machine and/or Windows 10 or 11.

How to Obtain

Licensing

Windows 11 Enterprise is available for use by MIT faculty, staff, and students.

• Microsoft's volume licensing terms
• Lincoln Lab software portal (Lincoln Lab certificate required)

Download (MIT certificate required)

IS&T recommends users subscribe to MIT's Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS) to ensure that machines get approved security updates and patches.
Note: Windows domain users are automatically subscribed to MIT WAUS by default.

• 64-bit Windows 11 downloads and licensing

Installation

• IS&T recommends a clean install vs. an upgrade and will continue to support Windows 10 Enterprise.
• Be sure to activate your machine. MIT's license for Microsoft Windows is automatically activated by way of a KMS server on the MIT Network.
  Note: If you are using win.mit.edu, it will automatically activate.

Using

• Windows 11 in the IS&T Knowledge Base
• Microsoft's support