Generating, validating and applying custom extensible markup language (XML) configuration on a client having a windows-based embedded image

An apparatus for generating, validating and applying custom extensible markup language (XML) configuration on a specific-purpose local client having a windows-based embedded image and obviating reinstallation of an entire windows-based embedded image onto the specific-purpose local client, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• processing instructions encoded in the memory, the processing instructions, when executed by the processor, operable to perform operations comprising:
• automatically obtaining, at the specific-purpose local client, an XML configuration file generated and validated by a remote server, each time the specific-purpose local client boots up;
• and
• automatically applying, to the windows-based embedded image, a configuration change based on the XML configuration file, each time the specific-purpose local client boots up,
• wherein the configuration change persists across a reboot of the specific-purpose local client while obviating reinstallation of an entire windows-based embedded image with the configuration change on the specific-purpose local client, and
• wherein the windows-based embedded image supports a graphical user interface and comprises an operating system and one or more applications dedicated to the specific purpose.

A method for generating, validating and applying custom extensible markup language (XML) configuration on a specific-purpose local client having a windows-based embedded image and obviating reinstallation of an entire windows-based embedded image onto the specific-purpose local client, the method comprising:

• generating, at a server remote from the specific-purpose local client, an XML configuration file;
• validating, at the server, the XML configuration file based on a validation file;
• automatically obtaining, at the specific-purpose local client, the XML configuration file, each time the specific-purpose local client boots up;
• and
• automatically applying, to the windows-based embedded image at the specific-purpose local client, a configuration change based on the XML configuration file, each time the specific-purpose local client boots up,
• wherein the configuration change persists across a reboot of the specific-purpose local client while obviating reinstallation of an entire windows-based embedded image with the configuration change on the specific-purpose local client, and
• wherein the windows-based embedded image supports a graphical user interface and comprises an operating system and one or more applications dedicated to the specific purpose.

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processing system to perform a method for generating, validating and applying custom extensible markup language (XML) configuration on a specific-purpose local client having a windows-based embedded image and obviating reinstallation of an entire windows-based embedded image onto the specific-purpose local client, the instructions comprising code for:

• generating an XML configuration file;
• validating the XML configuration file based on a validation file;
• automatically obtaining, at the specific-purpose local client, the XML configuration file, each time the specific-purpose local client boots up;
• and
• automatically applying, to the windows-based embedded image, a configuration change based on the XML configuration file, each time the specific-purpose local client boots up,
• wherein the configuration change persists across a reboot of the specific-purpose local client while obviating reinstallation of an entire windows-based embedded image with the configuration change on the specific-purpose local client, and
• wherein the windows-based embedded image supports a graphical user interface and comprises an operating system and one or more applications dedicated to the specific purpose.