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
    2015-10-07T08:50:09+00:00

    If only Linux were a viable gaming option.

    There was a glimmer of hope that developers would stop using DX a while back. All that talk about

    AMD's  Mantel. Fizzed pretty quickly when MS announced DX12 as bringing in a new era for developers though.

    It may have made Linux a viable gaming platform.

    Yeah! Give up on games and go back to playing guitar. Or just go an hang out at the pub. Both ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-10-07T10:25:38+00:00

    I'm very lucky because I don't play computer games. ;-)

    P.S. I can play piano if I want. But I'm just a beginner.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-07T23:57:08+00:00

    KB2952664 is currently at revision 15 .... each time it comes back I hide it, and each time Microsoft re-issues KB2952664 it gets un-hidden.

    Sometimes Microsoft puts it into the Important list, sometimes Microsoft puts it into the Optional list, sometimes it is checked and sometimes it is unchecked .... but never once has Microsoft honored my choice of keeping KB2952664 hidden .... each time Microsoft re-issues KB2952664 they also unhide it (at least in my case that is what happens).

    I have no objection of Microsoft re-issuing an update .... my objection is that Microsoft fails to honor my choice of hiding an update .... especially updates that nag me to install Windows 10 and updates that send information about my computer back to Microsoft (without first asking explicit permission to do so).

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-10-08T01:00:51+00:00

    It's similar to KB3035583.

    IMHO, it's a bug.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-10-08T06:37:07+00:00

    KB2952664 is currently at revision 15 .... my objection is that Microsoft fails to honor my choice of hiding an update

    Ah ha! Hadn't noticed there were revisions of the same KB. I'd always though the made a new number with

    revised updates, but at least it's easier to spot when the number stays the same.

    Regardless, it is an indictment on MS that they disregard what they perceive as the minority (as viewed from

    their Ivory Tower), and keep pushing their agenda on Windows users.

    It seems Monopoly$oft is becoming ever more dictatorial in their attempts to make PC use a mindless adventure

    for 'casual' users. Problem is, with each effort they manage to create more confusion, and new issues, not less.

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