Patent ID: 8990366
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a server computing device including logic to send at least a portion of an up-to-date version of a client system settings configuration and handling information to identify an active update or a passive update to a client computing device; the client computing device including logic to compare the at least portion of the up-to-date version of the client system settings configuration with a current version of the client system settings configuration being utilized on the client computing device; determine whether the current version of the client system settings configuration needs to be updated; determine whether a change on the current version of the client system settings can be made without rebooting the client computing device based at least in part on the handling information; and update the current version of the client system settings configuration being utilized on the client computing device, based at least in part on the at least portion of the up-to-date version of the client system settings configuration received from the server computing device without rebooting the client computing device when said update can be made without rebooting the client computing device.