What exactly does KB2952664 do?

I had heard that MS would only support Win 10 on the newest processors.  This, obviously, is being done to force customers to Win 10.  i had hears that this had changed, but I have not kept upon  this specific topic.

Right.  Had they NOT supported Win7 I might've looked for an older gen processor (reluctantly).  But it was listed as an option, and it IS running WIn7, so I figured I was good.  Now I wonder if I'll be abandoned earlier than for older processors.

There are really only two problems I know of for Win10:

1. I DO NOT want MS to decide which updates I apply.
2. Telemetry.  (I know, they added that to WIn7 too -- I think I disabled all the services there and maybe I can do the same with Win10).

"They're also supposedly dropping support early for the skylake processors AFTER the fact.  I had heard that they were going to not support new processors, but figured that either it had it or didn't.  I bought a new computer, and now see that in about 18 months they will only provide the most critical updates, and only if it doesn't hurt other processors or something to that effect.  Has me pretty annoyed.  I made sure I was able to order this with Win7, and I just got it."

I had heard that MS would only support Win 10 on the newest processors.  This, obviously, is being done to force customers to Win 10.  i had hears that this had changed, but I have not kept upon  this specific topic.

As more and more folks are waking up to find that they have been mysteriously "upgraded" to Windows 10, this is starting to attract the attention of mainstream media. If Microsoft does not change course soon, it may find that "full speed ahead" steers it straight to damage control.

Seems like as good a time as any to repeat this:

The moment a company believes itself to be invincible is the moment it begins the process of proving itself wrong.

They WILL stop... define soon.  What is it, a month or two when the free upgrades allegedly will end, that's when it will stop.

They're also supposedly dropping support early for the skylake processors AFTER the fact.  I had heard that they were going to not support new processors, but figured that either it had it or didn't.  I bought a new computer, and now see that in about 18 months they will only provide the most critical updates, and only if it doesn't hurt other processors or something to that effect.  Has me pretty annoyed.  I made sure I was able to order this with Win7, and I just got it.  It has a Win10 pro license and came already upgraded to WIn7.  I figured that since Win7 was supported, I was good until 2020 or so.  Now I'm not so sure.  OTOH, I'm not sure I really want anything other than their security fixes anyway... I lost all respect and trust for them and their updates.

Have you read Nadella's latest. He is re-confirming his dedication to the portable market in spite of firing thousands more of Nokia staff.  M$ market share in the mobile market is now less than 1%.

Someone is breathing in some unnatural materials.

As more and more folks are waking up to find that they have been mysteriously "upgraded" to Windows 10, this is starting to attract the attention of mainstream media. If Microsoft does not change course soon, it may find that "full speed ahead" steers it straight to damage control.

Seems like as good a time as any to repeat this:

The moment a company believes itself to be invincible is the moment it begins the process of proving itself wrong.