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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Gangadhara Swamy Shivaganga Nagaraju, Kirkland, WA (US);
Pushkar Vijay Chitnis, Bothell, WA (US);
Bo Zhang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Amar Nad Rudra Gowda, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method includes receiving first firmware information at a hosting environment identifying that a user has selected user-controlled firmware for user virtual machines to be hosted on the hosting environment. A copy of the user-controlled firmware is obtained and a user virtual machine is deployed that includes the user-controlled firmware. The user-controlled firmware is locked against changes by the hosting environment absent receiving permission from the user.