Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Anshul Rawat

Mohammed Samji

Jerry K Koh

Steve Seixeiro

Daniel Oliver

Michael John Novak

Chris J Guzak

Raju Jain

Tyler Joseph Donahue

Lindsey R Noll

David George De Vorchik

Michael G Sheldon

John E Brezak

Relja Ivanovic

Elizabeth Picchietti Salowitz

Brian D Wentz

David B Perry

Robert Paul St Pierre

Ming Hong Zhu

Ramkumar Ramasubramanian

Sunil P Gottumukkala

Henri-Charles Machalani

Michael D McCormack

Brian L McNeil

Andrew V Davidson

Jason Fergus Moore

Peter Gregory Davis

Aaron Naoyoshi Sheung Yan Woo

Jing Zhang

Nathan Jeffrey Ide

Kevin Michael Woley

John Heinrich Lueders

Matthew Robert Ayers

Craig Thomas McIntyre

Pranav Kukreja

Guillermo Enrique Rueda

Brian K McNeil

Ibrahim Mohammad Ismail

Sierra M Giampiero

Paul J Leach

Chaitanya Dev Sareen

Neal Robert Christiansen

Brian R Meyers

Richard Jennings Duncan

Nazia Zaman

Gaurav S Anand

Miron Vranjes

Tyler Kien Beam

Christopher Doan

Sriram Srinivasan

Jaclyn Carley Knapp

Kenneth Martin Tubbs

Megan Lesley Tedesco

Tracy Dianne Schultz

Ping Xie

John C Whytock

Michael H Krause

Ryan Charles Colvin

Brian Eric Uphoff

Craig Ashley Barkhouse

Poorva Singal

Yaou Wei

John Edward Gallardo

Giles Edward Van Der Bogert

Elliott Jeb Haber

Lyon Wong

Phillip Feng Lu

Karanbir Singh

Ameya S Bhatawdekar

Victoria Elizabeth Milton

Shawn Patrick Henry

Jeff G Arnold

Ram Ramasubramanian

Steven Joseph Tricanowicz

Matthew Neil Akers

Crispin Cowan

Valerie Louise Wang

Christopher Ronald Anthony

Michael David Mccormack

Srinivasan Malayala

Charles Aaron Hare

Xiang Tu

James Dooley

Andy Davidson

Jay Dave

Gurjot S Brar

Vikas Chandra Bhatia

Shrikesh Himanshu Tanna

Thirumanjunathan Vellaiappan

Richard Michael Gonzales

Sripresanna Sripresanna

Tyler J Donahue

Matthew R Ayers

Brian K Mcneil

Matthew N Akers

David Ben Perry

Mohammed Amirali Samji

Robert P St Pierre

John H Lueders

Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for generating and managing user authentication rules of a computing device. In an example, a computing device may include a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions. The processor may determine a state of the computing device, wherein the state of the computing device is one of a locked state or an unlocked state. The processor may determine a user authentication rule corresponding to the state of the computing device. The processor may also identify whether a combination of signals associated with the user authentication rule of the computing device are received by the computing device. The processor may also change or maintain the state of the computing device based on the combination of signals being received.

Authentication rules for locked and unlocked states

Technologies are described for generating, acquiring, transferring, and manipulating sets of interaction representations, where an interaction representation represents user interaction with content on a computer device, typically using a software application. The set can be represented as an interaction representation. To facilitate set creation, including adding items to a set, a request can be sent to an application to provide an interaction representation, such as an interaction representation of a current state of user-content interaction associated with the software application. Sets can be associated with different types, where the set type can determine whether, and what types, of interaction representations can be added to a set. Sets can be associated with expiration events, where the interaction representation for the set, and in some cases the component interaction representations, can be deleted upon the occurrence of the expiration event. In some cases, a set can be designated not to expire.

Creation, management, and transfer of interaction representation sets

Described herein is a system and method for using object references as a data type. In response to a request for an object reference for an object by a consuming application, the object reference is generated by a source application. The object reference comprises a data structure comprising an activation uniform resource identifier for activating the referenced object, information for visually representing the object reference, and, optionally, metadata that describes the referenced object. The generated object reference is provided to an operating system component by the source application which provides the object reference to a consuming application. The consuming application can display information regard the object reference in accordance with the information for visually representing the object reference included in the object reference. The user can request reactivation of the object referenced by the object reference.

System and method for using object references as a data type

Application notification techniques are described. Implementations are described in which a representation of an application may include notifications that pertain to the application. Techniques are further described which may be used to manage the notifications, including replacement of notifications, use of queues, overrides, selection of notifications based on execution state of an application, cycling a display of a plurality of notifications, cycling a display of different subsets of notifications, examination of a manifest of an application to determine criteria to be used to display the notifications, display priority of the notifications, and so on.

Application notifications manifest

Systems and methods for generating and managing user authentication rules of a computing device

Determination logic for a cloud content states framework is described herein. In implementations, a framework is configured to perform operations for management of cloud content files at the computing device on behalf of cloud storage providers. Determination logic for the framework is utilized to make state determinations in dependence upon a defined set of file sync properties. The framework operates to make assessments of the file sync properties and set states for files in accordance with the assessments. In implementations, file sync properties are related to corresponding states through a mapping data structure that maps file sync property values to different states and enables look-ups of states based on property values. The framework utilizes and references the mapping data structure to match file sync properties identified for cloud content files to corresponding states and then set states for the cloud content files accordingly.

Cloud content states determination logic

Schematized data roaming is described herein. In one or more implementations, a cloud service includes a cloud data store that is configured to store schematized data comprising user preferences and settings of client devices associated with a user profile. The schematized data includes a schema that is shared across the client devices and globally defined by the cloud service which enables the user preferences and setting to be re-used across multiple devices and device classes, including devices that the user has not previously interacted with before. The schematized data includes attributes, for each schematized data structure, which provide rules for processing or storing the corresponding schematized data structure in the cloud data store. Such attributes may include a conflict resolution policy, an upload policy, or a partition policy.

Schematized data roaming

Surfacing visual representations of universal applications is described. In one or more implementations, visual representations of universal applications purchased or installed on other devices associated with a user account are surfaced in an application launcher interface on a current computing device. The visual representations are selectable (e.g., with a single click or tap) to install the universal application on the current computing device. This enables the user to quickly and easily install universal applications already purchased on other devices onto a current device without having to perform any additional action, such as navigating away from the application launcher interface to enter payment information. In one or more implementations, the visual representations of the universal applications are surfaced under a 'recently added' section and/or an 'on other devices' section of the application launcher to enable the universal applications to be easily located by the user.

Surfacing visual representations of universal applications

A contextual file manager is described herein. Contextual information regarding files and folders of a file system of an operating system is collected. The contextual information may be collected from a variety of different sources, such as contents of the file or folder, an application associated with the file, a service provider, or a cloud storage service. The contextual information is then exposed in a file system interface of the operating system along with representations of the files and folders. In some cases, the contextual information is exposed in response to detection of an intuitive user action to a representation of one of the files or folders via the file system interface.

Contextual file manager

Cart mode provisioning of shared computing devices refers to provisioning or configuring the shared computing devices so that the shared computing devices operate in an appropriate mode for a particular shared usage environment. Such a shared usage environment can be, for example, a school environment in which the appropriate mode is a mode in which the shared computing devices are locked so that a limited number of programs and network accessibility is available to the shared computing devices. A user of a setup computing device selects some preferences regarding the setup of the shared computing devices, and a configuration package is generated that includes various configuration information based on the user selections. The configuration package is then made available to the shared computing devices, which are configured or provisioned in accordance with the configuration information.

Cart mode provisioning of shared computing devices

A cloud content states framework is described herein. In implementations, a framework is configured to perform operations for management of cloud content files at the computing device on behalf of cloud storage providers. The framework is operable to manage states for cloud content files accessible from multiple cloud storage services. The framework also manages and outputs state indicators with file system representations of the cloud content files. The states include at least a set of primary states indicative of synchronization status controlled by the framework. The states may also include custom states associated with cloud storage services that are defined via an interface exposed by the framework. In operation, states associated with cloud content files are recognized in connection with rendering a user interface with cloud content file representations. Then, state indicators that reflect the recognized states are exposed along with cloud content file representations in the user interface.

Cloud content states framework

A method, system, and medium are provided for sharing items residing on a computing device. Items selected for sharing can be made simultaneously available to users on a local network and to users outside of the local network. A remote sharing service allows access to copies of items based on user identifiers associated. Local attributes associated with items are modified such that the user identifiers are associated with the items for providing access via a local network.

Extending sharing options of local computing resources

Providing contextual messages from a service to a user in a native application on a system. Embodiments determine a user specific context within the general context of the native application on a first device and provide in a user interface to the user information about the user specific context.

Contextually triggered entry point

Updating a computing device. The method includes identifying a defined computing system role for the computing device. The method further includes, based on the defined computing system role for the computing device, identifying a schedule for performing maintenance tasks for the computing device at the computing device corresponding to the defined computing role for the computing device. The method further includes performing one or more maintenance tasks for the computing device according to the identified schedule.

Maintenance tasks based on device role

Application launcher sizing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a likely usage context is determined, by a computing device, of a user in interacting with the computing device. An application launcher is dynamically sized within a display area of the user interface by the computing device based on the determined likely usage context of the user. The application launcher is configured for output responsive to an input received from a user and includes a plurality of representations of applications that are selectable to navigate to a user interface corresponding with a respective said application.

Application launcher sizing

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