 Software and Applications

Adobe Systems Incorporated is a company that focuses on computer graphic rendering software or applications that create or modify images, webpages, and layouts.

Microsoft Company Portal is an application on Winona State University's (WSU) Windows devices used to manage apps and access WSU resources. This applies to Windows desktops, laptops, and any other Windows devices that WSU distributes. This is the new way for student laptops that were distributed after the summer of 2024 and employee laptops that have been distributed after the summer of 2025. Programs found here are

Instructions to register and install JMP software.

Managed Software Center is where Winona State University (WSU) Mac users can obtain campus-licensed software such as SPSS, ChemApps, and Cisco AnyConnect. For all intents and purposes it is just a custom WSU app store.

Microsoft OneDrive is an online file storage and sharing service, a major component of Minnesota State's Microsoft 365 system-wide license. All WSU students and employees have 1 TB of online storage space that can be used to save and share files for school and work purposes.

OneDrive Sync allows you to select specific or all files and folders on your laptop to your OneDrive automatically. The Sync client allows you to manage what files and folders stay locally on your device, in the cloud, or both.

Microsoft OneDrive is our "cloud storage" solution with 1 TB of storage. You can upload files from your WSU desktop or laptop to your OneDrive and work on those files directly using Microsoft Office applications. This is a great option for safeguarding your files if your device(s) should ever fail or need to be exchanged. By default, any file you upload to your OneDrive cannot be accessed by any other user unless you have shared it with them.

Software Center is a program on Winona State University's (WSU) Windows devices used to deploy and manage software applications. This applies to Windows desktops, laptops, and any other Windows devices that WSU distributes. This was used for student laptops that were distributed before the summer of 2024 and employee laptops that were distributed before the summer of 2025.