Method and system for using general and appliance operating systems in a single information handling device

摘要

A method, system and computer readable medium are described for using multiple operating systems in a single information handling device. A general operating system and at least one appliance operating system can be executed by the same information handling device. The general operating system is loaded from a mass storage device, and is used for handling most general tasks required of an information handling device. The appliance operating system is loaded from non-volatile memory and is designed for specially running a single appliance, or set of appliances, independent of the general operating system. A user can selectively switch between available operating systems.