As of 2020, EPFL computers that are not updated to Win10 are placed in a SafeNet. Most things run as expected but the PCs are more limited in terms of network access.
The details are in the following page:
https://inside.epfl.ch/secure-it/en/safenet-network/
= Remote Connection =
To remotely connect to a machine you need
# To have the `safenetproxy accred` given to you by your accreditor. For SV it involves emailing accreditations.sv@epfl.ch
# To remote connect to safenet-proxy.epfl.ch with your gaspar account.
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# From the remote PC, remote connect to the PC you want. Note that SafeNet PCs have new names.
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