Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Abhinav Mishra

Michael James Day

Mingbiao Fei

Derek Rivait

Paul Luo Li

Chan Chaiyochlarb

Alan B Back

Minsuk Kang

Frederick Douglass Campbell

Raymond Duane Parsons

Rainer Sigwald

Alexander Oot

Nicolas Justin Lavigne

Charles Keen

Cheng Wu

Yutong Liao

Mehmet Iyigun

Hari R Pulapaka

Benjamin M Schultz

Frederick Justus Smith

John Andrew Starks

Giridhar Viswanathan

Daniel Vasquez Lopez

Ankit Srivastava

Stephen E Bensley

James Aaron Holmes

Ian James McCarty

James Andrew Bennett

Joshua David Ebersol

The present disclosure is directed to automated generation and management of update estimates relative to application of an update to a computing device. One or more updates to be applied to a computing device are identified. A trained artificial intelligence (AI) model is applied that is adapted to generate an update estimate predicting an amount of time that is required to apply an update to the computing device. An update estimate is generated based on a contextual analysis that evaluates one or more of: parameters associated with the update; device characteristics of the computing device to be updated; a state of current user activity on the computing device; historical predictions relating to prior update estimates for one or more computing devices (e.g., that comprise the computing device); or a combination thereof. A notification of the update estimate is then automatically generated and caused to be rendered.

Intelligent generation and management of estimates for application of updates to a computing device

Anonymous containers are discussed herein. An operating system running on a computing device, also referred to herein as a host operating system running on a host device, prevents an application from accessing personal information (e.g., user information or corporate information) by activating an anonymous container that is isolated from the host operating system. In order to create and activate the anonymous container, a container manager anonymizes the configuration and settings data of the host operating system, and injects the anonymous configuration and settings data into the anonymous container. Such anonymous configuration and settings data may include, by way of example and not limitation, application data, machine configuration data, and user settings data. The host operating system then allows the application to run in the anonymous container.

Anonymous containers

A system and method for repairing corrupt software components of a computer system. Corrupt software is detected and repaired utilizing an automated component repair service. Repair files are downloaded from an external storage location and used to repair the corruption. The downloaded files are preferably the smallest amount of data necessary to repair the identified corruption. The process of repairing corrupt files is used in conjunction with a software updating service to resolve problems that occur when corrupt software is updated by allowing a corrupt component to be repaired and then uninstalled such that an updated component can be properly installed.

Method, system and device for validating repair files and repairing corrupt software

A software system, such as an operating system, that has multiple parts can be deployed to a computing device incrementally, rather than all at once. The software system self-adapts to the user's needs by installing and removing system extensions automatically without user intervention. A core part of the software system is deployed in the computing device, and system extensions are delivered to the computing device when needed. The software system is aware of the system extensions, so they appear to be part of the system, even though they have not yet been downloaded. The system extensions can be delivered to the computing system on demand or over time during idle times of the computing device. Unused system extensions can be removed from the computing device, and can be downloaded again when next needed.

Self-adapting software system

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