Jason M Holmes

US Patent:

20220269511, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

Feb 25, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/185500

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jason Scott Holmes - Kirkland WA, US
Shaheed Gulamabbas Chagani - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
G06F 9/4401
G06F 8/61

Abstract:

Examples described herein generally relate to a computer device including a memory, and at least one processor configured to partition application files for multiple users of the computer device. The computer device creates a per-user location for a first user when installing an application package to an installation location. The application package includes a plurality of files for an application that are read-only for the first user. The computer device projects, via one or more filter drivers, installed package files from the installation location into the per-user location. The computer device receives a modification to the plurality of files for the application projected into the per-user location. The computer device writes at least one modified file into the per-user location. The computer device loads, during execution of the application by the first user, the at least one modified file from the per-user location for the first user.

US Patent:

20180321970, Nov 8, 2018

Filed:

May 7, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/588651

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jason Scott HOLMES - Kirkland WA, US
Richard Andrew POSPESEL - Kirkland WA, US
Timothy Michael KURTZMAN - Redmond WA, US
Stefan WICK - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/48
G06F 9/50

Abstract:

Described herein is a system for controlling background execution of an application based on a stored policy. The stored policy can be defined by an enterprise administrator. The policy controls an ability of an application to execute in the background. The system includes a background access manager component that, in response to a request to execute in the background received from the application, determines whether or not to allow the application to execute in the background based upon the policy, a user-configured master control policy and/or relevant system state.