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The manuals on this site offer you, as a student, instructions on the use of WUR education systems for your study and courses. Is the answer to your question not listed?
• Consult the manual of the system in question for support options.
• For account-related problems or information about (re)setting your password/WUR Passcode or about the use of Office 365, go to: WUR Support Portal
• Consult the WUR Current Students for information on enrolment, guidance during your study, student counseling, minors and exchange programmes, things to do besides your study, your graduation, and beyond.

How to use the WUR AppStore on a MacBook

If you use a MacBook and want to use your own laptop for the course software, you first need to buy a Windows 11 Education license, as well as Parallels Desktop. The latter can be bought on SURFspot.nl. This allows you to run Windows on Mac. Please note that not all applications might function as they would on a Windows device.

This manual explains how to buy Parallels.

1. Purchase a Windows 11 Education license.

2. Go to https://www.surfspot.nl/ and enter 'Parallels' in the search bar

3. Click on Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac

4. Click on My SURFspot / Orders / My Orders

5. Click on Download to download Parallels and follow the instructions on your MacBook. Click on Show serialcode to show your serial code

After installing Parallels, your laptop will automatically connect to Windows 11 Education. You can now use the following manuals to connect your WUR Account and use the WUR AppStore.

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How to use the WUR AppStore on a MacBook

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