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Software Center Options tab is the sixth tab in Software Center. The Options tab is where you can configure some options of the Software Center, on when applications and updates can be applied. Options are made up of four sections, “Work information”, “Power management”, “Computer maintenance”, and “Remote control”.
Although you can change many of these options, currently most of them are not used. See each section below to see which are used.
Applies to
- Dartmouth Staff, Faculty
- Windows operating system
Requirements
- Devices must be inside the Dartmouth network, connected via ethernet or wireless (Eduroam)
- or outside the Dartmouth network with an active VPN connection
Default View
Work Information
Indicate the hours that you typically work. ITC may schedule software installations outside your business hours. Allow at least four hours each day for system maintenance tasks. ITC can still install critical applications and software updates during business hours.
- Select the earliest and latest hours that you use this computer. By default these values are from 5:00 AM through 10:00 PM.
- Select the days of the week that you typically use this computer. By default Software Center only selects the weekdays.
** Application, Updates, and Operating systems currently do not follow the “Work information” settings. Changing these options will have no effect.
Power management
ITC may set power management policies. These policies help your organization conserve electricity when this computer is not in use.
To make this computer exempt from these policies, select Do not apply power settings from my IT department to this computer. By default this setting is disabled and the computer applies power settings.
** There are currently no power management policies configured. Changing these options will have no effect.
Computer Maintenance
Specify how Software Center applies changes to software before the deadline.
- Automatically install or uninstall required software and restart the computer only outside of the specified business hours: This setting is disabled by default. ** All reboots required by Application installations and Updates are currently suppressed. Users must manually reboot at a time of your choosing.
- Suspend Software Center activities when my computer is in presentation mode: This setting is enabled by default.
The Software Center checks for new applications, updates, and operating system tasks, on a regular basis. To force an immediate check, click the Sync Policy button.
Remote Control
Specify remote access and remote control settings for your computer.
** ITC does not use SCCM for remote control of devices. It uses another software application, only with the consent of the end user, to assist with remote troubleshooting support. Changing these options will have no effect as they are not used.
Use remote access settings from your IT department: By default, your IT department defines the settings to remotely assist you. The other settings in this section show the state of the settings that your IT department defines. To change any settings, first disable this option.
- Level of remote access allowed
- Do not allow remote access: ITC administrators cannot remotely access this computer to assist you.
- View only: An IT administrator can only remotely view your screen.
- Full: An IT administrator can remotely control this computer. This setting is the default option.
- Allow remote control of this computer by administrators when I am away. This setting is Yes by default.
- When an administrator tries to control this computer remotely
- Ask for permission each time: This setting is the default option.
- Do not ask for permission
- Show the following during remote control: These visual notifications are both enabled by default to let you know that an administrator is remotely accessing the device.
- Status icon in the notification area
- A session connection bar on the desktop
- Play sound: This audible notification lets you know that an administrator is remotely accessing the device.
- When session begins and ends: This setting is the default option.
- Repeatedly during session
- Never
