Downloading Windows 11 for At Home Use

This article covers how CSUF faculty, staff, and students can download a copy of Windows 11 for at-home use.

1. Open your browser to the Microsoft Azure for Education site.

Open your browser to the Microsoft Azure for Education site.

2. Click Sign In.

sign in to azure

3. Enter your campus email address and then click Next.

enter campus email address
  1. Enter your campus email address. Faculty/staff should enter their @fullerton.edu email address. Students should enter their @csu.fullerton.edu email address.
  2. Then click Next.

4. Enter your campus password. Then click Sign In.

CSUF Student Authentication
  1. Enter your campus password. This is the same password that you use to log on to the campus portal.
  2. Then click Sign In.

5. You'll be prompted to authenticate with Duo.

Duo push notification

Remember you can use Other options to choose another way to authenticate with Duo.

6. Enter your first and last name as they appear in CSUF records. Then enter California State University-Fullerton as the School Name. Next, enter your date of birth.

Academic verification
  1. Enter your first name as it appears in CSUF records.
  2. Enter your last name as it appears in CSUF records.
  3. Type California State University-Fullerton in the School name field and then select it from the search results.
  4. Enter your date of birth.

7. Click the solid blue Next button to solve a puzzle and verify you are not a robot.

solve puzzle

8. Once the verification is complete, click the solid blue Next button.

verification complete

9. Place a checkmark to next to I agree to the subscription agreement and the Azure Dev Tools for Teaching agreement. Then click Verify academic status and accept terms.

agree to terms
  1. Place a checkmark next to I agree to the subscription agreement, Azure Dev Tools for Teaching agreement.
  2. Click Verify academic status and accept terms.

10. On the left menu, select Learning resources and then select Software.

access learning resources and software
  1. Select Learning resources from the menu on the left.
  2. Then select Software.

11. In the search, enter Windows 11. Then select the Windows 11 Education, Version 23H2.

It's not recommended that you download Windows 11 Education N.

look up Windows 11 software and select
  1. Enter Windows 11 in the search field.
  2. Then click on Windows 11 Education, Version 23H2.

12. Click View Key to look up your product key for Windows 11.

view key

13. Save the Product key for your records. Then click Download.

save key and download
  1. Copy and save the Product key for your records.
  2. Then click Download.

14. The installation file will download. Depending on your network speed, it may take a while to download.

Need More Help?

Please note that the campus Help Desks cannot assist you with Windows 11 installation questions.

Experiencing Issues with Downloading Windows 11?

Faculty & Staff: Contact the IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-7777.

Students: Contact the Student IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-8888.