Faculty/Staff Software Support

In an effort to maintain efficiency and reliability of computer equipment at Stony Brook University, DoIT's Customer Engagement and Support department has instituted software support standards.

Supported Operating Systems

Apply the latest operating system patches supplied by Microsoft and Apple to make sure your system is running optimally.

Windows Version & Support

Windows 11 (recommended): Ongoing (Supported Standard)

Windows 10: Until 10/2025

Windows 8 and earlier: No longer supported

macOS Version & Support

macOS 14.x (Sonoma)*: Until 11/2026

macOS 13.x (Ventura) (recommended): Until 11/2025

macOS 12.x (Monterey): Until 11/2024

macOS 11.x (Big Sur): Until 11/2023

macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and earlier: No longer supported

*University applications have not yet been tested with macOS Sonoma, so there may be compatibility issues. 

Supported Web Browsers

Apply the latest operating system patches supplied by Microsoft and Apple in order to ensure that the listed Web browsers will be supported.

Windows Browser & Support

Google Chrome (recommended): Latest Version

Mozilla Firefox: Latest Version

Microsoft Edge: Latest Version

Macintosh Browser & Support

Google Chrome (recommended): Latest Version

Safari: Latest Version

Mozilla Firefox: Latest Version

Supported Microsoft Office Suites

Windows Version & Support

Office 365 (recommended): Ongoing

Office 2021: Until 10/2026

Office 2019 and older: No longer supported

Macintosh Version & Support

Office 365 (recommended): Ongoing

Office 2021: Until 10/2026

Office 2019 and older: No longer supported

Supported Antivirus

Windows Version & Support

Symantec Endpoint Protection (Managed): Ongoing

Macintosh Version & Support

Run Apple Software Updates to ensure security is up to date

License Agreements

DoIT and SUNY routinely negotiate contracts with software vendors to help students, faculty, and staff gain access to academic and administrative software tools to help them be more productive. 

Acquiring Software on Campus

Software is available for purchase or acquisition through a number of different venues on campus depending on the software.

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Customer Engagement and Support

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