Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a computing device (100) including a supervisor system (112) and an operating system (122). In an embodiment, the supervisor system is to launch and monitor the operating system. The supervisor system is to resume control of the computing device when a crash occurs in the operating system of the computing device.

Abstract: Examples of a computing device for attaching to a host computing device are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computing device may include one or more processors, a memory, and a connection port to attach the computing device to a host computing device. Additionally, the computing device may include a driver installation module to cause a device driver to be installed on the host computing device to enable the computing device to send data to and receive data from the host computing device. The computing device may also include an operating system session module to initiate an operating system session on the computing device and to cause the operating system session to be accessible to a user of the host computing device via a web browser interface on the host computing device.

Abstract: An example method includes retrieving, by a local device (110, 120, 200), security-related data pursuant to a signal from a remote device (110, 120, 200) over a secure connection between the local device (10, 120, 200) and the remote device (110, 120, 200); comparing remote device security-related data identification information (116, 126, 222) to local device security-related data identification information (116, 126, 222) associated with the retrieved security-related data (116, 126, 222); updating the retrieved security-related data (115, 126, 222); and propagating the updated retrieved security-related data (116, 126, 222) to at least one of the remote device (110, 120, 200) or the local device (110, 120, 200) to synchronize a remote device security-related data store (116, 126, 222) and a local device security-related data store (116, 126, 222).

Abstract: An example method includes receiving input from a remote client (110) to launch an application; sending settings (124, 230) associated with the application to the remote client (110); and causing the application to be launched on the remote client (110) pursuant to the settings (124, 230).

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to enabling execution of remotely-hosted applications via transmission of application metadata and client updates from a cloud server to a client device. In example embodiments, a cloud server maintains application metadata describing a remotely-hosted application. To enable remote execution of the applications by a client device, the cloud server sends the client device the application metadata and a corresponding client update that enables execution of the remotely-hosted application by the client device.

Abstract: A computing device including a mounting component at a panel of the computing device to couple with a docking stand for a removable battery of the computing device to electrically couple and receive power from the docking stand and the removable battery supplies power to the computing device if the computing device decouples from the docking stand.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to distribution of a profile from a server to a client. In example embodiments, a server enables an administrator or other user to embed a file into a profile, where the profile is a structured document including the file and a storage location for the file on the client. The server may then transmit the profile to the client, which, upon receipt of the profile, may extract the embedded file from the structured document to a storage location on the client specified in the profile.

Abstract: A computing device to determine whether to update using a computer file by generating a file signature for that computer file based on its file header information and comparing the file signature to a collection of file signatures for updates already applied for matches.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to downloading a disk image from a server while reducing the corruption window. In example embodiments, a computing device writes a recovery image to a portion of a primary storage device. The computing device may then write the disk image to the primary storage device until a portion of the disk image corresponding to the recovery image remains. Next, the computing device may write the remaining portion of the disk image to a secondary storage location. Finally, the computing device may overwrite the recovery image using the remaining portion of the disk image from the secondary storage location.

Abstract: A method for launching a boot mode of a device including detecting an input in response to a user accessing a power button of the device, identifying at least one characteristic of the input and a corresponding boot mode which can be launched in response to at least one of the characteristic of the input, and configuring the device to launch the corresponding boot mode.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a computing device (100) including a supervisor system (112) and an operating system (122). In an embodiment, the supervisor system is to launch and monitor the operating system. The supervisor system is to resume control of the computing device when a crash occurs in the operating system of the computing device.

Abstract: In a method for booting a computing device to have a predefined functionality, in which the computing device has stored thereon a limited functionality operating system (OS) having an operating file system, the limited functionality OS is booted and a characteristic file system with a predefined functionality is located. In addition, the characteristic file system is merged into the operating file system and the limited functionality OS is implemented with the merged file system to cause the computing device to have the predefined functionality.

Abstract: A computing device including a mounting component at a panel of the computing device to couple with a docking stand for a removable battery of the computing device to electrically couple and receive power from the docking stand and the removable battery supplies power to the computing device if the computing device decouples from the docking stand.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to distribution of a profile from a server to a client. In example embodiments, a server enables an administrator or other user to embed a file into a profile, where the profile is a structured document including the file and a storage location for the file on the client. The server may then transmit the profile to the client, which, upon receipt of the profile, may extract the embedded file from the structured document to a storage location on the client specified in the profile.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to downloading a disk image from a server while reducing the corruption window. In example embodiments, a computing device writes a recovery image to a portion of a primary storage device. The computing device may then write the disk image to the primary storage device until a portion of the disk image corresponding to the recovery image remains. Next, the computing device may write the remaining portion of the disk image to a secondary storage location. Finally, the computing device may overwrite the recovery image using the remaining portion of the disk image from the secondary storage location.

Abstract: A computing device to determine whether to update using a computer file by generating a file signature for that computer file based on its file header information and comparing the file signature to a collection of file signatures for updates already applied for matches.

Abstract: A first computing device establishes an update service associated with an identifier. When the first computing device receives a broadcast message from a second computing device that includes a network address of the second computing device, the first computing device transmits to the network address a message including the identifier associated with the update service. The update service receives from the second computing device a request including the identifier and in return transmits to the second computing device information about available updates.

Abstract: A method for launching a boot mode of a device including detecting an input in response to a user accessing a power button of the device, identifying at least one characteristic of the input and a corresponding boot mode which can be launched in response to at least one of the characteristic of the input, and configuring the device to launch the corresponding boot mode.