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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Huang, Redmond, WA (US);
Zhongyuan Li, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian A. Pokrifka, Redmond, WA (US);
William P. Donkervoet, Mandeville, LA (US);
Carla M. Difranco, Seattle, WA (US);
Christian A. Hernandez Sanchez, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for selectively allowing or blocking operating system upgrades based on probabilities that the upgraded operating system may result in a fault condition. In an example, the technology may perform a method that includes receiving usage data from a client device to evaluate providing an operating system upgrade for the client device; accessing a root-cause factor that is likely to lead to a fault condition with the operating system upgrade; based on the usage data, identifying a fault probability for the root-cause factor; comparing the fault probability to a fault threshold for the root-cause factor; based on the comparison of the fault probability and the fault threshold, performing one of: blocking the operating system upgrade from being installed on the client device; or providing the operating system upgrade for installation on the client device.