What's new?
During the summer of 2025, the Student Virtual Computer lab has been migrated to Azure Virtual Desktop, which adds additional functionality and flexibility for users. The new platform allows DoTS to deliver single applications remotely to any device with a web browser.
Who has access to the Virtual Computer Lab?
Students enrolled in classes for the current academic term are provisioned access to the Virtual Computer Lab.
What applications are available?
- Access
- Animal Waste Management (AWM)
- Audacity
- DC Teach (Dairy Comp Academic)
- Excel
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- PowerPoint
- Publisher (Note, Publisher is end-of-life in October of 2026)
- R & R Studio
- SnapPlus v20
- Spartan Dairy
- Vernier Graphical Analysis
- Vernier Spectral Analysis
- Word
How do I access the virtual lab?
The easiest and quickest way to access the virtual lab is to use the web application at https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/index.html
Note: it may take a few moments for applications to launch, especially if you are signing-in for the first time as your profile is built and assigned.
How do I save files in the Virtual Lab?
When you click Save in an application, use your OneDrive folder to save documents and files, this will ensure they are available for you on other devices.

DO NOT save files to the desktop/documents folders, as these folders are subject to deletion at any time and may not persist between user sessions. Only save files to OneDrive.