Applications for home use

Laurea students can download the M365 package to their own device from the M365 service. Instructions for installing the M365 package can be found here. With your Laurea credentials you can also activate M365 applications on mobile devices.

By installing M365 you accept Microsoft’s terms. If you sign in to the service with your account or Laurea credentials, you also accept Microsoft’s privacy terms. Please note that although the service is provided via Laurea, it is offered from Microsoft’s service.

Microsoft package license expiration and verification

For students, the license is valid as long as you have access to a Laurea user account. In addition, the Microsoft installation checks the existence of the license over the internet every 30 days. When the license ends, Microsoft switches to a restricted mode, where only reading and printing are possible. You can then activate Microsoft with a license you have purchased yourself.

Installing the M365 package (Windows/Mac)

M365 and Chromebook

You cannot install M365 applications on your Chromebook. You can use the M365 programs in a browser, but not all features are available in the browser version.

The Windows 11 operating system and other software are available from Azure:

1. Go to https://aka.ms/devtoolsforteaching in a private browser window
2. Sign in by clicking Sign In
3. Enter your username in the form username@laurea.fi (do not try to sign in with your email address firstname.lastname@student.laurea.fi)
4. Confirm your academic details, accept the terms of use and complete your profile information
5. From the left menu select Learning Resources and under it Software
6. Select from the list Windows 11 Education, Version 23H2 or newer (searching “Windows 11 Education” finds it quickly)
7. Also remember to select View Key from the software window on the right and save the program’s Registration Key by copying it
8. Then download the software from below by choosing Download
9. Open the installation package and install the software
10. Activate the license on Windows’ Activate page

The same instructions with images can be found on the student intranet (requires signing in).

Downloadable e-books are copy-protected with Adobe’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) software. For this reason, the user must install a DRM-supporting reading application on their device before reading the books. On PCs and Macs the Adobe Digital Editions application is used. The app available for mobile devices is called Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader.

Downloading the reading app to a mobile device (Android/iPad/iPhone)

1. Create an Adobe account at http://www.adobe.com/go/digital-editions-createID
2. Download Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader from your device’s app store. You will need Adobe account credentials to authorize your device.

Downloading the reading app to a PC or Mac

1. Download Adobe Digital Editions.
2. Create an Adobe account at http://www.adobe.com/go/digital-editions-createID (not necessary if you intend to read the book on only one device).
3. Authorize your device by signing into the application with your Adobe credentials.
4. On PC and Mac you can also authorize your device without an Adobe ID by selecting I want to authorize my computer without ID (the books you borrow will then be tied to that device).

You can order the product here. You can also obtain it at a student price via Adobe’s own pages here.

Instructions, the download package and activation codes can be found on the student intranet (requires signing in).

Instructions and the download package are available on the student intranet (requires signing in).