Previous incidents

January 2026
Jan 23, 2026
1 incident

Network - Partial Loss of Connectivity in 2 West

Degraded

Resolved Jan 23 at 01:21pm GMT

The fault has been identified and fixed. The issue was caused by a faulty network component, which has now been replaced. Services have been confirmed as operating normally again.

2 previous updates

Jan 22, 2026
2 incidents

UniDesk - Unable to Connect via the Windows App

Degraded

Created Jan 22 at 04:40pm GMT

Some users may experience difficulties connecting to UniDesk from the Windows App due to a known Microsoft issue affecting recent versions of Windows. This can impact both managed and personal devices.

Microsoft is expected to resolve this in the February Windows updates. In the meantime, users can continue to access UniDesk by logging in via a web browser at https://virtual.bath.ac.uk.

Website - Search Intermittent '504' Issue

Degraded

Resolved Jan 22 at 03:00pm GMT

This issue is now resolved.

1 previous update

Jan 21, 2026
1 incident

Microsoft 365 – A5 Licence Availability Issue

Degraded

Created Jan 21 at 04:00pm GMT

We have temporarily run out of Microsoft 365 A5 licences. Additional licences have been ordered, but until Microsoft provides them we are unable to assign A5 licences to users. This may result in affected users being unable to access Teams, their mailbox, and Microsoft 365 apps.

Jan 15, 2026
1 incident

AVD (UniDesk) - "Logon Failure" Error Message

Degraded

Resolved Jan 15 at 09:50am GMT

Access has been restored, and users should now be able to sign in normally.

The earlier ACE AVD logon issues were caused by a Microsoft authentication problem linked to a recent Windows security update and have now been resolved.

1 previous update

Jan 14, 2026
1 incident

Exam Timetables - Not Appearing in SAMIS

Degraded

Resolved Jan 14 at 11:15am GMT

This issue is now resolved.

1 previous update

Jan 08, 2026
1 incident

Remote Desktop - Licence Issue

Degraded

Resolved Jan 08 at 12:00pm GMT

This issue has now been resolved.

The cause was identified as a configuration mismatch between Remote Desktop user and device licensing, which began to surface after a grace period expired.

Users who were affected should now be able to connect normally. If you are still experiencing issues, logging out of Remote Desktop and signing back in should resolve this.

We will continue to monitor the service and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

1 previous update

Jan 06, 2026
1 incident

TOPdesk - Email Issue/Error

Degraded

Resolved Jan 06 at 12:30pm GMT

This issue is now resolved.

2 previous updates

Jan 02, 2026
1 incident

Exam Timetable - Error

Degraded

Resolved Jan 02 at 09:00am GMT

This issue has now been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience caused while the Examinations Timetable service was unavailable.

1 previous update