Monitoring - Remote Desktop Web Access may not load in Chrome and Edge starting mid-November
What’s happening:
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are removing support for a web technology called XSLT starting around November 17, 2026. Our Remote Desktop Web Access portal (rds.dartmouth.edu) relies on XSLT. When a browser no longer supports XSLT, the portal may fail to load. This is an industry-wide browser change, and not specific to RDS.
Microsoft has acknowledged the issue (KB5130994) and is working on a fix, but has not announced a release date.
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5130994
Who is affected:
Anyone who opens the RDS portal in Chrome or Edge once the change reaches their browser. Firefox and Safari are not affected at this time. Firefox has announced plans to remove this technology in the future. We currently have no information regarding Safari, but removal of XSLT support from Safari in the future is likely.
What you can do now
Use Firefox or Safari to open the RDS portal until Microsoft releases a server-side fix.
Oct 28, 2026 - 09:26 EDT
What’s happening:
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are removing support for a web technology called XSLT starting around November 17, 2026. Our Remote Desktop Web Access portal (rds.dartmouth.edu) relies on XSLT. When a browser no longer supports XSLT, the portal may fail to load. This is an industry-wide browser change, and not specific to RDS.
Microsoft has acknowledged the issue (KB5130994) and is working on a fix, but has not announced a release date.
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5130994
Who is affected:
Anyone who opens the RDS portal in Chrome or Edge once the change reaches their browser. Firefox and Safari are not affected at this time. Firefox has announced plans to remove this technology in the future. We currently have no information regarding Safari, but removal of XSLT support from Safari in the future is likely.
What you can do now
Use Firefox or Safari to open the RDS portal until Microsoft releases a server-side fix.
Oct 28, 2026 - 09:26 EDT
Identified - A widespread security vulnerability has been identified that impacts websites and software around the world, including systems at Dartmouth. ITC is applying security fixes as quickly as possible to minimize disruption.
As a precaution, some Dartmouth websites and systems may be unavailable while patches are applied. We will post further updates on the ITC status webpage. If you have questions, contact the ITC support for your school.
Oct 21, 2026 - 19:21 EDT
As a precaution, some Dartmouth websites and systems may be unavailable while patches are applied. We will post further updates on the ITC status webpage. If you have questions, contact the ITC support for your school.
Oct 21, 2026 - 19:21 EDT
Update - The Metasys maintenance project is still in progress. We will provide updates as we receive them from the vendor. Thank you for your patience throughout this process.
Oct 15, 2026 - 11:13 EDT
Oct 15, 2026 - 11:13 EDT
In progress - As part of an ongoing maintenance task, JCI will be performing daily downloads in the Metasys system between the hours of 9AM-10AM and 12PM-1PM. Users may experience brief disruptions of the Metasys system during those time periods. We appreciate your patience. If you have questions or experience issues please reach out to bmsit@groups.dartmouth.edu or contact FO&M Dispatch at 646-2508.
Oct 01, 2026 - 09:26 EDT
Oct 01, 2026 - 09:26 EDT
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We will be upgrading the current VPN client to a new version (6.3.3-c1199) at 7am Tuesday November 3rd. Users logging in will be requested to upgrade the client before connecting.
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