Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Daniel W DeKlotz

Gaurav S Anand

Rebecca J Deutsch

Marina Dukhon

Benjamin Salim Srour

Kevin Michael Woley

Samer Fouad Sawaya

Thomas Henry Alphin, Iii

Adam Edward Barrus

Ramkumar Ramasubramanian

Henri-Charles Machalani

Michael D McCormack

Kyle Thomas Beck

Sarah W McDevitt

David S Amenta

Marko Panic

Cary A Polen

Thomas H Iii Alphin

Samer F Sawaya

Sarah W Mcdevitt

Techniques for visual configuration and activation are described. Techniques discussed herein enable visuals to be presented to a user based on a user-specific visual configuration. The visuals are activated such that the visuals are selectable to access various functionalities. In at least some embodiments, a visualization that represents a user-specific visual configuration is provided to and displayed on a device. The visualization includes inactive visuals that are activated based on various considerations.

Visual configuration and activation

Pre-installed application activation techniques are described in which live content for applications is activated before user interaction with the applications. Input indicative of an initial log-in of a user to access an operating system is detected. In response, configuration of an account for the user with the operating system may be initiated to set-up a device for first use by the user. During the configuration, notifications are activated through a notification system of the operating system to obtain live content for one or more pre-installed applications on the computing device. The activation occurs before interaction of the user with the pre-installed applications. Live content may then be incorporated with representations of the applications within a user interface for the operating system, such as displaying application tiles having corresponding live content in a start screen presented to the user after completion of the initial set-up.

Pre-installed application activation

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