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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2010
Applicants:

Munisamy Prabu, Redmond, WA (US);

Michael J. Gallop, Sammamish, WA (US);

Raymond D. Pedrizetti, Sammamish, WA (US);

Curt A. Steeb, Redmond, WA (US);

Zeyong Xu, Issaquah, WA (US);

Paul C. Sutton, Seattle, WA (US);

Martin L. Holladay, Bremerton, WA (US);

Inventors:

Munisamy Prabu, Redmond, WA (US);

Michael J. Gallop, Sammamish, WA (US);

Raymond D. Pedrizetti, Sammamish, WA (US);

Curt A. Steeb, Redmond, WA (US);

Zeyong Xu, Issaquah, WA (US);

Paul C. Sutton, Seattle, WA (US);

Martin L. Holladay, Bremerton, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/61 (2013.01); H04L 41/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract

Task sequences are used to manage devices. According to one aspect, a user-defined or user-selected task sequence is received. The task sequence is converted into an ordered series of steps, and the series of steps are performed, in accordance with their order, in managing a device over a network. In certain implementations, the ordered series of steps are steps for automatically deploying an operating system on the device.


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