{"id":2000017649,"date":"2026-07-16T22:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/?p=2000017649"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:35:46","slug":"required-zoom-update-for-some-windows-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/2026\/07\/16\/required-zoom-update-for-some-windows-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Required Zoom update for some users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some users with<strong> Zoom version 7.0 or earlier<\/strong> will be prompted to install a required update the next time they open the application or join a Zoom meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The update takes only a few minutes to complete and is required to continue using Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recently <a href=\"https:\/\/view.e.boisestate.edu\/?vawpToken=DXARNNPKPJJURE23CAFNRJQJ7E.120052&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_term=View+Email+in+Browser&amp;utm_content=358112&amp;utm_id=761cf343-f350-4742-8ff5-5bcc96125017&amp;sfmc_activityid=d0202255-2c76-4607-9d4d-e99a67c0103a&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;sfmc_journey_id=761cf343-f350-4742-8ff5-5bcc96125017&amp;sfmc_journey_name=hPsiihgne%20amlir%20meniedr&amp;sfmc_activity_id=d0202255-2c76-4607-9d4d-e99a67c0103a&amp;sfmc_activity_name=hPsiihgne%20amlir%20meniedr&amp;sfmc_asset_id=358112&amp;sfmc_channel=email\">shared an email reminder<\/a> to be cautious when downloading software following an increase in phishing attempts. Because of the timing, we want you to know this update is expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-recognizing-the-update-prompts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognizing the update prompts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-recognizing-the-update-prompts\">Below are screenshots of the prompts you can expect to see:<br \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1692\" height=\"930\" class=\"wp-image-2000017651\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/Zoom-update-first-prompt.png\" alt=\"Zoom update required prompt\" \/><br \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1642\" height=\"661\" class=\"wp-image-2000017657\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/Zoom-update-second-prompt-1.png\" alt=\"Zoom sign-in update prompt\" \/><br \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1592\" height=\"988\" class=\"wp-image-2000017653\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/Zoom-update-progress-window.png\" alt=\"Zoom update progress window\" \/><br \/><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1934\" height=\"496\" class=\"wp-image-2000017658\" style=\"width: 400px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/Zoom-update-confirmation-1.png\" alt=\"Zoom Workplace update complete notification\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-check-your-zoom-version\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to check your Zoom version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Windows devices are most likely to be prompted, so these instructions are for the Windows Zoom desktop client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the Zoom desktop application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your profile picture in the upper-right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Help<\/strong> &gt; <strong>About Zoom<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your version number will be displayed in the About window. <strong>Version 7.1<\/strong> or later is the current supported version.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have questions or experience issues updating Zoom, please contact the Help Desk at (208) 426-4357 or <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@boisestate.edu\">helpdesk@boisestate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some users with Zoom version 7.0 or earlier will be prompted to install a required&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":2000017655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31502],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000017649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - 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