Overview
Duquesne uses Windows and macOS operating systems to meet the University's computing needs. Computing and Technology Services (CTS) offers different levels of support for each operating system.
On this page
Operating system support levels defined
| Full configuration support |
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| Nearing end of life support |
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| No support; End of life |
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Microsoft Windows support
CTS continues to follow Microsoft's mainstream support lifecycle as closely as possible but will work with employees to support software that falls outside support. The table below highlights the support lifecycle for the operating systems and their respective end of support dates.
| Version | Release Date | CTS Support End Date |
|---|
| Windows 10, v20h1 Enterprise |
TBD |
TBD |
| Windows 10, v1909 Enterprise |
11/01/19 |
12/30/21 |
| Windows 10, v1903 Enterprise |
12/01/19 |
11/01/20 |
| Windows 10, v1809 Enterprise |
11/01/18 |
12/30/20 |
| Windows 10, v1803 Enterprise |
04/01/18 |
07/01/20 |
| Windows 10, v1709 Enterprise |
10/01/17 |
07/01/20 |
| Windows 10, v1703 Enterprise |
04/01/17 |
07/01/19 |
| Windows 10, v1607 Enterprise |
08/01/16 |
12/30/18 |
| Windows 10, v1511 Enterprise |
11/01/15 |
12/30/16 |
| Windows 10, v1507 Enterprise |
07/01/15 |
07/01/16 |
| Windows 8.1 |
10/01/13 |
12/01/20 |
| Windows 8 |
10/01/12 |
Expired |
| Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) |
10/01/09 |
12/01/20 |
Apple macOS support
Apple does not publish the support lifecycle for its operating systems. New versions of macOS typically launch during the third quarter of the year.
CTS will follow Apple's model of supporting the three most recent macOS versions and discontinue support for any versions outside of this window at the beginning of each new year.
| Version | Release Date | CTS Support End Date |
|---|
| macOS Catalina (10.15) |
10/07/19 |
TBD |
| macOS Mojave (10.14) |
09/24/18 |
09/01/21 |
| macOS High Sierra (10.13) |
09/25/17 |
09/01/20 |
| macOS Sierra (10.12) |
09/20/16 |
09/01/19 |
| OS X El Capitan (10.11) |
09/30/15 |
09/01/18 |
| OS X Yosemite (10.10) |
10/16/14 |
09/01/17 |
| OS X Mavericks (10.9) |
10/22/13 |
09/01/16 |
| OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) |
07/25/12 |
09/01/15 |
| OS X Lion (10.7) |
07/20/11 |
09/01/14 |
| OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) |
08/28/09 |
09/01/13 |
Microsoft Office support
Microsoft Windows
| Version | Release Date | CTS Support End Date |
|---|
| Office 2019 |
09/24/18 |
10/14/25 |
| Office 2016 |
09/22/15 |
10/12/20 |
| Office 2013 |
01/29/13 |
04/11/20 |
| Office 2010 |
04/15/10 |
10/13/20 |
| Office 2007 |
01/30/07 |
Expired |
| Office 2003 |
10/21/03 |
Expired |
Apple macOS
| Version | Release Date | CTS Support End Date |
|---|
| Office 2019 |
09/24/18 |
10/14/25 |
| Office 2016 |
09/22/15 |
10/12/20 |
| Office 2011 |
12/09/10 |
Expired |
| Office 2008 |
03/09/08 |
Expired |
