US Patent Application 18354216. OPERATING SYSTEM PARTITIONING OF DIFFERENT USERS FOR SINGLE-USER APPLICATIONS simplified abstract
OPERATING SYSTEM PARTITIONING OF DIFFERENT USERS FOR SINGLE-USER APPLICATIONS
Organization Name
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Inventor(s)
Jason Scott Holmes of Kirkland WA (US)
Shaheed Gulamabbas Chagani of Redmond WA (US)
OPERATING SYSTEM PARTITIONING OF DIFFERENT USERS FOR SINGLE-USER APPLICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18354216 titled 'OPERATING SYSTEM PARTITIONING OF DIFFERENT USERS FOR SINGLE-USER APPLICATIONS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a computer device that can partition application files for multiple users. - When installing an application package, the computer device creates a separate location for each user. - The application package includes read-only files for the first user. - The computer device uses filter drivers to project the installed package files into the user-specific location. - If there are any modifications made to the files in the user-specific location, the computer device writes them there. - During the execution of the application by the first user, the modified files are loaded from their user-specific location.
Original Abstract Submitted
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.
