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
    2016-01-29T22:17:30+00:00

    Well they have to do it that way -- they're trying to strongarm everyone into moving to Win10, so they want to get these updates installed so they can start nagging or threatening you.

    So I consider it sneaky AND intentional.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-29T18:15:40+00:00

    The only sneaky one so far was kb3112343 imho

    Everything else 10 related would and has fallen into the optional section where most people if they don't want 10 just should not be looking in there ;)

    Focus only on the Important updates which 3112343 was and most likely will continue M$ added some high cpu issues in it as well just for good measure :p

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-29T17:05:40+00:00

    I don't see anything sneaky

    Microsoft's not informing customers that a previously hidden update (by user) is being unhidden (by Microsoft) is what's sneaky.

    It would be easy enough for Windows Update to pop up a warning saying something like this: "A hidden update on your computer (kbxxxxxx) has been re-issued. Do you want to unhide it? Yes. No."

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-29T14:08:21+00:00

    I don't see anything sneaky

    You obviously know the kb# :)

    Many updates keep the same kb# silverlight.........

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-01-29T13:52:30+00:00

    So you would rather M$ make a new KB... for us to keep track of too and keep the other KB.. hidden ?

    No, I would rather that when a KB number is hidden by the user, that KB number remains hidden. If I don't want an update designed to ease the upgrade (sic) experience to the latest version of Windows, I don't want future (probably minor) revisions of the same update.

    Microsoft's behaviour is nothing other than an underhanded attempt to sneak these updates in, knowing that each time they are unhidden, some users will miss them and inadvertently install them.

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