What exactly does KB2952664 do?

I am not sure that all of the current Windows 7 patches are all "either grease the skids to Win10 or telemetry (AKA spyware)".  If some Windows customer discovers a problem in Windows 7 (e.g., via a BSOD), and the problem is not security-related, will MS issue a patch if MS can determine what caused the problem?  I install all patches that are issued on patch Tuesday, but for patches that are issued on other days, I look at the description before installing each.  With the demise of "Get Windows X", I have not seen a patch that I needed to hide.  As a resident of the US, I don't care about a patch that changes the time zone in Egypt or Novisibirsk, but I install them.  There may be a patch that fixes a problem that I have encountered, and I might not know that via the MS description.  That is why I install all patches.  I assume that if I tried to install the Win10-related patches that I have hidden, MS would tell me that those patches are no longer available.

I and my 150 client computers have had no problems with all of this ever since it started.  We follow a very simple process.

• Set Windows Update to Never
• Once a month about a week after patch Tuesday, we start WU manually.
• Once we get a proposed list of updates, we find the updates that are NOT labeled security.
• All of those updates are hidden
• No optional updates
• No unchecked recommended updates
• All Office updates are allowed, as well as other updates like C++, Malicious, etc.

We have smooth running systems that have never been bothered by the Win10 debacle.  We do not see commercials.

We run IE11 most of the time.  Personally, I have no other browser installed.

When I do re-installs, I reject all Windows updates that are not security that were issued after 2014. 

Important to know:  MS stopped all development work on Win7 at the end of 2014.  Any and all updates that are not security, in my mind and according to all that I have read are either grease the skids to Win10 or telemetry (AKA spyware).

When the big change comes next month, we will have disabled WU service and will likely never again do a windows update, unless we can find a way to get security only updates.

This is my list of updates to be aware of.   This information was collected from this thread and other sources:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/2505438

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/2952664

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/2976978

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/2977759

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/2990214

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/2999226

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3004394

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3021917

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3022345

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3035583

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3044374

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3050265

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3058168

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3064683

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3068708

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3072318

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3075249

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3075851

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3080149

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3083324

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3083710

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3083711

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3090045

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3112336

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3112343

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3115445

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3118401

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3123862

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3135445

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3138612

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3138615

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3146449

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3150513

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/3173040

This one was released today, and I am still not sure about it.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3177467

This one was also released today, and "removes" 7 of the above updates (in BOLD above).

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3184143

It says "Remove software related to the Windows 10 free upgrade offer".  That is a good start.  But, it does not remove any of the other updates in the list above.

Doc

You are posting on a very old thread. 

Do you have Windows 10 installed?  If you do, you are in the wrong forum.  If you do not, I could offer suggestions.

Please do not use all capital letters.  It feels like you are yelling at me.

Hello,

Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft community forum.

I appreciate your concern about KB2952664 update.

This update is only related to ease the upgrade from Windows 7 to newer operating system like Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

Please refer this article:

Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952664

However, Microsoft recommends installing all the important updates as it keeps your computer up to date and prevents it from being vulnerable to any security issues. It also helps in various bug fixes.

I hope this information helps.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance.

Thank you

WHY IS THIS POPPING UP ON MY pc NOW? DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH UPGRADING FROM WINDOWS 10 TO THE NEW ANNIVERSARY VERSION? SHOULD I DOWNLOAD IT OR NOT? WHY IS IT LISTED AS 'UNSPECIFIED'? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DO I NEED IT OR NOT? I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW 10, I DON'T NEED ANY MORE. I HAVE HAD TO BACK-UP AND RESTORE 3X'S THIS WEEK!!