MyDesk (Virtual Desktop)
About MyDesk
MyDesk provides access to many of the software options available in on-campus computer labs.
Access Student Desktops in MyDesk
Sign into MyDesk with your UC username and password and select Student Desktops on the menu. You can also install the MyDesk desktop app.
Get helpful how-to instructions for MyDesk in the IT Knowledge Base. We've linked directly to a few of them below.
MyDesk Specs (Virtual Desktop)
- Operating System: Windows 11
- CPU (Processor): 2-core Intel Xeon Gold 613202.60
- Memory (RAM): 8.00 GB
- Storage: 175 GB SSD
- Graphics: 1 GB Virtual GPU
- Screen: Adjustable resolution up to 3840x2160 (4K)
- Available Features: Available on Mac and Windows, USB Integration, Audio passthrough
DTS Computer Labs Software
Use the following chart to determine if the lab you wish to use (in-person or virtual) has the software you need.
Software | Langsam 4th Floor | MyDesk DTS Virtual Desktop |
7–Zip | Yes (Win) | Yes |
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | - | Yes |
Adobe Creative Cloud | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes (select applications) |
| ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.x | Yes (Win) | Yes |
| Fusion (ZoomText, JAWS) | Yes (Win) | - |
Google Chrome | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
IBM SPSS Statistics 30 | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
Java | - | Yes |
Java SE Development Kit | - | Yes |
Kaltura Capture | Yes | - |
MathWorks MATLAB | Yes (Win) | Yes (Win) |
Microsoft Office 365 | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
| Microsoft SQL Management Studio | Yes (Win) | Yes |
Microsoft Visual Studio Code | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
Microsoft Visual Studio Community | - | Yes |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
Notepad++ | Yes (Win) | Yes |
| Power BI Desktop & Report Builder | Yes (Win) | Yes |
Omnissa Horizon Client (Virtual Labs) | Yes (Mac & Win) | - |
PuTTY | Yes (Win) | Yes |
Python 3 | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
R | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
RStudio | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
Rtools | Yes (Win) | Yes |
SAS | - | Yes |
SigmaPlot | Yes (Win) | Yes |
Texthelp Equatio | Yes (Win & Mac) | - |
Texthelp Read&Write | Yes (Win & Mac) | - |
VLC Media Player | Yes (Mac & Win) | - |
Wepa Print App | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
WinSCP | Yes | Yes |
Wolfram Mathematica | Yes (Mac & Win) | Yes |
XCode | Yes (Mac) | - |
| Zoom | Yes (Mac & Win) | - |
Need IT Help?
- Get how-to instructions in the IT Knowledge Base.
- Submit a ticket.
- Or, call the IT Service Desk.
- From a personal phone, dial 513-556-HELP (4357) or 866-397-3382; select option 2.
- From a university phone on campus, dial 6-HELP (4357); select option 2.
- From a personal phone, dial 513-556-HELP (4357) or 866-397-3382; select option 2.