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Software available on campus and at home from Hull and York Universities

Information on software available for On Campus and Home use from Hull and York Universities.

HYMS – York Desktop

Staff PC’S have a basic range of Software Installed, details on how to add additional packages can be found at the link below

Installing software on managed PC’s

Classroom PC’s come with all the available software installed.

A range of common software packages are available to download and install on your personal device (PC or Mac). Follow the link below to view available software, download it, and access licence codes. Please note that a York IT account login is required to retrieve licence codes.

Available Software

HYMS – Hull Desktop

Staff PC’s have a basic range of Software Installed, additional packages can be Installed from the Software Center

To access Software Center:

  1. Open the Start menu and type “Software Center” (note the US spelling) into Windows Search. It will appear in the list of results.

Classroom PC’s come with all the available software installed.

The link below (accessible only on Campus or via VPN) Contains information on University and Home use software.

Software Finder

York Virtual Desktop Service (VDS)

The VDS is accessible via your York and account.

The VDS provides access to a wide range of software (See link below for information on accessing the VDS)

VDS Software

Accessing the Hull Azure Virtual Desktop

The Azure Virtual Desktop Service hosted by Microsoft allows you to remotely access applications that you use on the Hull campus from anywhere with an internet connection.

See the link below for information on accessing the Hull Virtual Desktop

Accessing the Hull Virtual Desktop

HYMS – NHS Sites

All PC’s at the NHS Sites are now managed by the Trust IT Department.

Updated on 23/04/2026
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