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
    2016-04-08T16:18:39+00:00

    When you quoted from the description of KB2952664, you forgot to include this part:

    I did not forget. It was not relevant to my question!

    Are you participating in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program?

    I was seeking to establish whether KB2952664was being downloaded because the user was in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program?

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-08T15:58:34+00:00

    Gerry,

    When you quoted from the description of KB2952664, you forgot to include this part:

    "This update will help Microsoft and its partners ensure compatibility for customers who want to install the latest Windows operating system."

    Since I do not want to install Windows 10, and for privacy reasons, I do not want to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program (which sends data from my PC to Microsoft) .... I continue to hide KB2952664 each time Microsoft unhides and re-issues it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-08T15:50:19+00:00

    Barry,

    If you do not want Windows 10 installed, be sure to use the free app called GWX Control Panel.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-04-08T15:35:47+00:00

    Barry

    This update performs diagnostics on the Windows systems that participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program.

    Are you participating in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program?

    Article ID: 2952664 - Last Review: 04/07/2016 20:12:00 - Revision: 20.0

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-04-08T14:50:54+00:00

    Another update since March 31 -  KB2952664 just reappeared in Windows Update.  Note that I have not hidden this update, and I have installed it 23 times before.

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