Executing applications prior to user login

1. An apparatus comprising:

an information handling device;

a processor of the information handling device; and

a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:

track a user's usage pattern of the information handling device over a period of time while the user uses the information handling device;

predict a time that the user is likely to login to the information handling device based on the user's usage pattern of the information handling device;

determine one or more applications that the user is likely to use at the predicted time based on the user's usage pattern, wherein at least one of the one or more applications requires credentials for logging the user into a user account associated with the at least one application;

provide previously stored credentials to the at least one application that requires credentials for authenticating the user; and

execute the one or more applications that the user is likely to use at the predicted time, including the at least one application that requires credentials using the provided stored credentials, prior to the user logging into the information handling device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more applications are executed in a background process of an operating system executing on the information handling device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more applications are executed in response to one of a login screen being presented to the user and a startup event for the information handling device being detected.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user's usage pattern of the information handling device is tracked according to one or more of the user executing an application, on an on-going basis, and at predefined intervals.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code executable by the processor to execute one or more services for an operating system executing on the information handling device prior to the user logging into the information handling device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code executable by the processor to restore a state of the one or more applications, based on the user's usage pattern, in response to the one or more applications being executed prior to the user logging into the information handling device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein restoring the state of the one or more applications comprises one or more of opening websites that the user is likely to view, opening documents that the user is likely to use, and positioning application windows in a graphical user interface at locations where the user is likely to place the application windows.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more applications are executed prior to the user logging into an operating system executing on the information handling device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein tracking the user's usage pattern comprises tracking a schedule of when the user one or more of actively uses an application, executes an application, opens a webpage, opens a document, and provides credentials for authentication.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one application that requires credentials for authenticating the user comprises a web browser, the web browser using the credentials for logging into one or more webpages.

11. A method comprising:

tracking, by a processor, a user's usage pattern of an information handling device over a period of time while the user uses the information handling device;

predicting a time that the user is likely to login to the information handling device based on the user's usage pattern of the information handling device;

determining one or more applications that the user is likely to use at the predicted time based on the user's usage pattern, wherein at least one of the one or more applications requires credentials for logging the user into a user account associated with the at least one application;

providing previously stored credentials to the at least one application that requires credentials for authenticating the user; and

executing the one or more applications that the user is likely to use at the predicted time, including the at least one application that requires credentials using the provided stored credentials, prior to the user logging into the information handling device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising executing the one or more applications in a background process of an operating system executing on the information handling device.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising executing the one or more applications in response to one of presenting a login screen to the user and detecting a startup event for the information handling device.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the user's usage pattern of the information handling device is tracked according to one or more of the user executing an application, on an on-going basis, and at predefined intervals.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising executing one or more services for an operating system executing on the information handling device prior to the user logging into the information handling device.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising restoring a state of the one or more applications, based on the user's usage pattern, in response to the one or more applications being executed prior to the user logging into the information handling device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein restoring the state of the one or more applications comprises one or more of opening websites that the user is likely to view, opening documents that the user is likely to use, and positioning application windows in a graphical user interface at locations where the user is likely to place the application windows.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein tracking the user's usage pattern comprises tracking a schedule of when the user one or more of actively uses an application, executes an application, opens a webpage, opens a document, and provides credentials for authentication.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one application that requires credentials for authenticating the user comprises a web browser, the web browser using the credentials for logging into one or more webpages.

20. A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to perform:

tracking a user's usage pattern of an information handling device over a period of time while the user uses the information handling device;

predicting a time that the user is likely to login to the information handling device based on the user's usage pattern of the information handling device;

determining one or more applications that the user is likely to use at the predicted time based on the user's usage pattern, wherein at least one of the one or more applications requires credentials for logging the user into a user account associated with the at least one application;

providing previously stored credentials to the at least one application that requires credentials for authenticating the user; and

executing the one or more applications that the user is likely to use at the predicted time, including the at least one application that requires credentials using the provided stored credentials, prior to the user logging into the information handling device.