Date: Monday, 14.08.2023
This message concerns you if you use the Zoom Service of the University of Ulm and your computer is NOT administered by the kiz. If you are using version 5.15.6 or newer (or no desktop client at all), or a machine administered by the kiz (e.g. in the ZUV area), you can ignore the rest of this message.
Virtually all older Zoom desktop clients have several serious security problems. We will therefore administratively disable the use of older versions on
Monday, 14.08.2023.
If you are still using a version older than 5.15.6 at that time, you will not be able to run any more Zoom meetings with your desktop client until you update. We recommend updating to the latest version (currently this is 5.15.6).
How do I determine the version number of my Zoom Desktop Client?
- Start your Zoom Desktop Client.
- Click on your profile picture in the top right corner, then <help> / <About Zoom>.
(if you don't have a profile picture, you'll probably see your initials there).
How do I perform the update?
- Launch your Zoom desktop client.
- Click on your profile picture in the top right corner, then <check for updates>.
(if you don't have a profile picture, then you'll probably see your initials there).
If the menu item <check for updates> does not show up for you, then you have a really! old version and please download the latest version of the "Zoom Client for Meetings" from uni-ulm.zoom.us/download.
If you manage your computer yourself, you can configure your Zoom Client for automatic updates: blog.zoom.us/get-automatic-updates-in-the-zoom-client/
kiz, Zoom-Admin of the University of Ulm