Windows Faq

Frequently Asked Questions
These are some of the information frequently requested by users.

How to register in Microsoft Azure as Student/Faculty

Office 365 Subscription for IIT Kanpur

Microsoft 365 - Adding Multi-Factor Authentication Methods

Browsing through No-Proxy

Procedure for activating and updating Microsoft Products in IIT Kanpur Campus

File and Printer Sharing Security Issue

Enable protection from Ransomware, Viruses, Malware, etc.

Microsoft Defender - Attend to Exclamation Marks

Enable or Disable Remote Desktop

Adding Static IP address to your "Local Area Connection" & DNS Suffixes

Installation of VirtualBox and Virtual Machine on Windows 7/8/10

Download and installation instructions for software available from CC ftp site.
Abaqus: The ABAQUS Unified FEA product suite offers powerful and complete solutions for both routine and sophisticated engineering problems covering a vast spectrum of industrial applications.
Abaqus 2016 | Abaqus 2019 | Abaqus 2022
Abaqus 2023
Ansys: ANSYS is a general purpose software, used to simulate interactions of all disciplines of physics, structural, vibration, fluid dynamics, heat transfer and electromagnetic for engineers.
ANSYS 2020 | ANSYS 2021 R1 | ANSYS 2021 R1 Electromagnetics Suite
Comsol: COMSOL is a simulation tool for Electrical, Mechanical, Fluid Flow, and Chemical Applications.
Comsol 4.3 | Comsol 5.0 | Comsol 6.0
Tecplot: TECPLOT 360 is the fastest, easiest-to-use and most memory-efficient post-processor available. With it you can analyze complex data, arrange multiple layouts, and present your results with brilliant images and animations.
Matlab: MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. Mathematica: MATHEMATICA is a symbolic mathematical computation program, sometimes called a computer algebra program, used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical, and computing fields.
Maple: MAPLE is math software that combines the worlds most powerful math engine with an interface that makes it extremely easy to analyze, explore, visualize, and solve mathematical problems. Origin: ORIGIN is primarily a GUI software with a spreadsheet front end. Origin is used for Data analysis like statistics, signal processing, curv fitting and peak analysis.
Origin 9.1 | Origin 2015 | Origin 2021b | Origin 2022b
SPSS: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics is a software package used for statistical analysis.
SPSS 19.0 | SPSS 23.0 | SPSS 27.0 | SPSS 30.0

Configuration of Email Clients

NetSim, Network Simulator and Emulator

Running Software Hosted on linux on your Windows Desktop


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