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State-based provisioning of a client having a windows-based embedded image

  • US 9,762,440 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2016
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for state-based provisioning of a local client having a windows-based embedded image, the method comprising:

  • receiving at the local client a configuration file from a remote repository server;

    determining whether to reset a previous state of the windows-based embedded image based on a reset flag of the configuration file; and

    applying, to the windows-based embedded image, one of a first configuration change and a second configuration change based on the determination, the first configuration change comprising a configuration update to the previous state of the windows-based embedded image, the second configuration change comprising a change to the windows-based embedded image independent of the previous state of the windows-based embedded image,wherein, if it is determined that the previous state of the windows-based embedded image is to be reset, the method further comprises applying a default configuration to the windows-based embedded image and applying a configuration based on the configuration file to the windows-based embedded image after the default configuration is applied, wherein the second configuration change comprises the default configuration and the configuration, andwherein, if it is determined that the previous state of the windows-based embedded image is not to be reset, the method further comprises applying the configuration based on the configuration file, to the windows-based embedded image, while disallowing the default configuration from being applied to the windows-based embedded image, wherein the first configuration change comprises the configuration.

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