Windows 11 Enterprise

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

Note: If you have a machine that uses the M1 processor you can run Windows 11 using VMware Fusion Pro 13 and the ARM version of Windows 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
• 64-bit Windows 11 ARM 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