Using UIUC AnyWare

This article offers a summary of how to connect and use the UIUC AnyWare General Purpose Desktops (On-Campus or Azure)

How do I connect to UIUC AnyWare?

How do I access AnyWare applications?

UIUC AnyWare Applications

After connecting to UIUC AnyWare, you will see three options in the left side menu: 

• Home
• Apps
• Desktops 

Select Apps > All Apps to see the apps available to you. 

Open Apps

To open an application, select the application you would like to use. 

• A message will appear stating "Starting Application". 
• Within 30 seconds, the application should appear on your computer. 
• If using UIUC AnyWare via browser, the application will appear in a browser tab.

UIUC AnyWare Application shown in Safari browser

 

Visit this article for information working with files while using UIUC AnyWare Applications.

Close Apps

To close the application click the "x" in the upper right of the application, or choose File > Close

If using UIUC AnyWare via browser, closing the browser tab will close the application

Recent Apps

Recently opened applications will appear under Home > Recents location.

 

How do I mark an application as a favorite?

Favorite Apps

To mark an application as a Favorite, select the "star" icon on the application.

After marking an application as a Favorite, it will appear in your Favorites menu. 

If using Citrix Workspace to access UIUC AnyWare, a Favorite application will also appear in these locations on your local machine:

• macOS - Launchpad, Spotlight search
• Windows - Start Menu, Windows search

Astrometry of Asteroids - macOS Launchpad

 

Astrometry of Asteroids - macOS Spotlight search

 

Astrometry of Asteroids - Windows Start Menu

 

Astrometry of Asteroids - Windows search

 

If not already logged in, the Citrix Workspace app will open after launching a Favorite app from the Start Menu, Launchpad, or Search. After logging in to Citrix Workspace, the application will open. 

If Citrix Workspace is not installed on your local machine, a Favorite app will not appear as mentioned above.

How do I access UIUC AnyWare desktops?

Desktop Connections

After connecting via Citrix Workspace or uiucanyware.cloud.com, select Desktops > then All Desktops from the left side menu. 

All undergraduate student netids should see General Purpose Machine and Graphics Enabled Desktop as connection options. 

• If you are an undergraduate student, and do not see any desktop resources, please submit a help request. 
• Graduate students are not currently granted access by default.
• You may see additional options if your netid is associated with a particular unit or college (ACES General or Library Scholarly for example).

Desktop Descriptions

The General Purpose Machine

• The General Purpose Machine has no accelerated graphics support and intended use is for common apps like Office 365. Examples of other offerings include SPSS and R.
  
  

The Graphics Enabled Desktop 

• The Graphics Enabled Desktop offers accelerated graphics support and intended use is for design applications like Adobe Suite, ArcGIS, etc... 
• If you need to use standard applications like Office (Word or Excel), please use the General Purpose Machine. Doing so helps keep the Graphics Enabled Desktop available for someone needing graphics focused apps.  

Select the desktop environment you would like to utilize and within 30 seconds, a new window should appear on your computer with the desktop session. Your netid will be logged in automatically to the desktop session.

Desktop Favorites

You can mark a desktop as a Favorite by selecting the star icon. 

Once marked as a Favorite, the desktop will appear under the Home > Favorites menu. 

Recently used desktops will appear in this same menu area under Home > Recents.

 

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