Patent ID: 8924522

Claim:
A client computing device, comprising: a non-volatile, rewriteable memory to store at least a current set of system configuration information settings, wherein the current set of system configuration information settings includes at least configuration information settings to be used by a basic input/output system to initialize at least one central processing unit (CPU) present in the client computing device, memory present in the client computing device, and an operating system installed on the client computing device; a volatile system memory; and the at least one central processing unit to send the current set of system configuration information settings to a remote server computing device; when the current set of system configuration information settings is unequal to a reference set of configuration information settings accessible by the remote server computing device, subsequently receive a configuration information setting update from the remote server computing device that includes at least a portion of the reference set of configuration information settings; temporarily store the configuration information setting update in the volatile system memory; and update each current configuration information setting, in at least a portion of the current set of system configuration information settings stored in the client computing device, that corresponds to each configuration information setting included in the configuration information setting update received from the remote server computing device.