Patent ID: 8825994
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for replacing a current desktop image having a current operating system on local storage media for a computing device, the method comprising: executing an agent process on the computing device for downloading, from a centralized virtual desktop (CVD) server to a staging area on the local storage media, a replacement desktop disk image including a prefetch set of files and metadata for additional files, the prefetch set of files including a minimal set of files necessary to boot a replacement operating system, the replacement desktop disk image not including contents of the additional files; rebooting the computing device to launch a pivot application configured to replace a current disk image with the replacement desktop disk image downloaded to the staging area by the agent process, the pivot application being a sole executing process on the computing device during the replacing; and rebooting the computing device to load the replacement operating system using the prefetch set of files, the prefetch set of files including interceptor logic and a streaming agent, the interceptor logic being configured to: