Determine if Your Machine is Berkeley Desktop (Campus Managed)

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Identifying Berkeley Desktop (Campus Managed)

on an Apple/macOS Machine

on a Windows Machine

Apple macOS

Press the command( A black square with white textAI-generated content may be incorrect. )+ spacebar keys at the same time. You will see the Spotlight search bar appear.

macOS desktop showing empty Spotlight search window

Begin typing “Profiles” and the application should appear.

Spotlight search results for Profiles showing System Preferences options to select in order to view installed Configuration Profiles

You can select “Install, view, or remove configuration profiles” to launch the program. These are two examples of what to expect depending on version of macOS.

A window should open with all the profiles installed on the device.

List of managed Configuration Profiles indicating Berkeley Desktop managed device. Highlighted macOS Functionality Settings as most indicator of Berkeley Desktop management.

If you have the profile that is macOS – Functionality Settings along with MDM Profile then your device is campus managed.

On a Windows PC

Open File Explorer: Windows 11 Screenshot highlighting taskbar icon for Windows Explorer

Select This PC:

Windows Explorer Screenshot highlighting This PC as the next navigation step

Select Program Files:

Windows Explorer screenshot highlighting Program Files folder as next navigation step

If you see the BerkeleyDesktop folder your device is campus managed. Below is an example image:

Windows Explorer screenshot highlighting Berkeley Desktop folder as likely indicator of device being a managed workstation