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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Herman H. NG, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc A. Silbey, Redmond, WA (US);
Paul L. Cutsinger, Redmond, WA (US);
Li-hsin Huang, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen A. Turton, Redmond, WA (US);
Bhargavi Hiremagalur, Redmond, WA (US);
Herman H. Ng, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc A. Silbey, Redmond, WA (US);
Paul L. Cutsinger, Redmond, WA (US);
Li-Hsin Huang, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen A. Turton, Redmond, WA (US);
Bhargavi Hiremagalur, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide an add-on advisor that is designed to assist users in managing add-ons for a browser and/or other application programs. In at least some embodiments, the add-on advisor can be implemented to detect newly installed add-ons and provide notifications to a user of the detected add-ons. The notifications regarding new add-ons can be configured with options to permit the user to enable or disable the add-ons. Add-ons that are not explicitly enabled by a user can be prevented from operating by the add-on advisor. Further, in at least some embodiments, the add-on advisor can be implemented to monitor performance impact of add-ons and provide notifications to a user when add-ons adversely affect performance. The user can then interact with the add-on advisor to improve performance by selectively enabling and disabling add-ons.