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Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2016
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Gautam Thapar, Redmond, WA (US);

Jimin Li, Bellevue, WA (US);

Shiaf Ramlan, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 8/656 (2018.01); G06F 8/71 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 8/656 (2018.02); G06F 8/67 (2013.01); G06F 8/71 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for initiating update operations are described. In implementations, updates are gathered for a computing device, and grouped based on whether the updates involve a device restart and/or shutdown operation to be installed. Thus, updates that involve a restart can be installed as a group, such as part of a single update and restart operation. In at least some implementations, an update and restart operation for installing updates can be scheduled. A user can be notified of the upcoming update and restart operation, such as via notifications presented in various ways on a computing device. When a scheduled time for an update and restart operation arrives for a device, a variety of factors can be considered in determining whether to initiate the operation. For instance, user presence information and device state information can be considered.


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