What exactly does KB2952664 do?

Anonymous
2014-04-27T00:12:24+00:00

KB2952664 was published on April 22, 2014 and appears in my Windows Update List (I am running Windows 7 Pro - 64 bit).

The description of this update is vague:  "This update helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows."

Anyone have more information on what this update actually does? If its sole purpose is to ease the "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 8 (or 8.1 or 8.1 update), then I'll just permanently hide KB2952664 (I have no desire or intention to "upgrade" my Windows 7 system to any flavor of Windows 8).

If its purpose is to ease what would be a true Windows 7 upgrade to a yet-to-be-announced Windows 7 SP2, then I'll keep it (but still would like to have more information about what KB2952664 actually does before installing).

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-06-20T18:23:56+00:00

    If you do not want to install Windows 10 on your computer, then you do NOT want (and do NOT need) KB2952664.

    You can hide KB2952664 (and any other update that you do not want) as follows ...

    1. Look through the list of Important update, and the list of Optional updates, in Windows Update.
    2. Find the update you want to hide.
    3. Right click the update; a drop-down list will appear near your mouse pointer.
    4. Click the item in the list that says "Hide".
    5. A pop-up may appear asking permission.
    6. The update will then appear as "greyed out".
    7. Repeat for any other updates you want to hide.
    8. The next time you open Windows Update, the update(s) you have hidden will not be listed .... until Microsoft unhides them. When that happens, follow the above steps to re-hide the updates. Microsoft does not know the meaning of the word "NO" ... as in "NO, I do NOT want Windows 10 installed on my PC." ... so they will periodically unhide updates that the user has previously hidden ... that's why you should NEVER set your Windows Update setting to "Install Updates Automatically".

    In order to prevent Windows 10 from being installed on your PC, I suggest that you use one of the following:

    • GWX Control Panel. Here is the web-site:

    http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

    • Never10. Here is the web-site:

    https://www.grc.com/never10.htm

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-06-20T08:29:21+00:00

    From what I understand it eases your machines capability to update in fact I believe it is a prelude for windows 10 which I dont like because microsoft took my machine and told me I needed to give my machine a password tha I specifically did not want so they merged two of my accounts and made me use the password they picked for me MY MACHINE MY PRIVATE BUISNESS STAY OUT OF IT KB254666 ALLOWED MICROSOFT TO DO THAT

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-18T06:29:15+00:00

    Tried right click and only options was to copy or view details.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-06-12T02:59:15+00:00

    This behavior is precisely like Malware.  Malware removal programs would have a hey day if they removed this malware.

    Hence and thus and therefore, GWX Control Panel is a malware removal program.  And a good one.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-06-11T01:13:09+00:00

    This behavior is precisely like Malware.  Malware removal programs would have a hey day if they removed this malware.

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