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
    2015-07-10T03:26:44+00:00

    Another update - I just installed W10 preparation patch KB3035583 for the third time (Mar 28, May 15, Jul 09).

    --Barry Finkel

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-07-10T11:26:17+00:00

    (KB3035583) This just showed up for me too.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-07-13T04:49:56+00:00

    Now KB2952664 has shown up again. Will install it and cross my fingers.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-07-13T05:09:56+00:00

    I have deactivated Microsoft Update on my machines.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-07-13T05:49:32+00:00

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