Common Software List & Supported Peripherals for VPC (for Staff and RPG Students)
A common set of software is installed on the VPCs. The software list will be updated on a quarterly basis and software upgrades will be arranged by ITS through central deployment.
Windows11 (22H2)
- Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Chrome
Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 (Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
Office suite
Microsoft Teams
Instant messaging, video conferencing, collaboration tool
Zoom
Instant messaging, video conferencing, collaboration tool
Foxit PDF Editor
PDF document editor and viewer
Notepad++
Text/source code editor
WinMerge
Text differencing/merging tool
SmartDraw 2020
Diagramming software
EndNote 21
Reference management software
AutoCAD
DWG TrueView 2024 Viewing AutoCAD data files
VLC Media Player
Multimedia player
IrfanView 64
Graphic viewer
GIMP
Image manipluation
7-Zip
File archiving tool
FileZilla
FTP client FTP client
PuTTY
Terminal emulator
R (version 4.2.0, x64)
a software environment for statistical computing and graphics
RStudio (version 2024.04.2)
a set of integrated tools designed to help using R in a more productive way. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management
SPSS 29
Statistics analysis
AMOS 29
Structural equation modeling
MATLAB R2024a
Numeric computation and visualization
Microsoft Power BI
Desktop Data analytic
Visio 2016
(for specific licensed users in the Finance and Enterprises Office only)
Microsoft Silverlight 5
- Power Automate Desktop Automating workflow
AutoCAD 2024
(for specific licensed users in the Estates Office only)
Supported Peripherals
Hand writing device
PenPower EZ Go Pro Writing Pad
USB webcam
Please refer to the FAQ here for the supported webcam list; or purchase a pre-tested webcam and earphone set.