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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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If I had to guess, this is a piece of software to determine if your Windows 7 is a counterfeit. As you probably know, they will be offering FREE upgrades to Windows 10. If they determine that your version of Windows 7 is bogus, they will not allow updates of any kind when you update to Windows 10. Just my two sense.
The description Microsoft provided with KB2952664 states this:
This update helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows.
I will never install Windows 8.x on any of my computers (and thus never install KB2952664).
Hi, I try anything new at the home office before allowing it near my business; windows 10 is good as it made my old PC run much faster and more smoothly, but couldn't stomach the Metro Interface on a none touch screen computer. Cured it using Classic Shell free download, (Google it) now got best of both worlds, classic desktop and controls, W8 speed. Tried 10 but too many things to tweak so will wait until sorted and Classic Shell catches up. Windows 8.1 has the start button back thank goodness.
Chassis of Windows 8.1 & 10 is good, just the arbritrary decision to force a brand new set of controls on us all with desktops when this disrupts too much of our business was utterly wrong.
The description Microsoft provided with KB2952664 states this:
This update helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows.
Microsoft needs to answer these questions ...
KB2952664 is just about a year old, and I suspect that Microsoft will never answer the above questions.
I will never install Windows 8.x on any of my computers (and thus never install KB2952664).
I installed the patch, as I do with all MS-released patches. I checked my logs (I keep a log of all software changes I make to the Windows system), and today was the 11th time I have installed a patch with this KB number.; The first time was 04/28/3014. There is no information in the KB article about why this patch is continually being re-released, and I made a comment about that after I read the KB article.
Just got off chat with a Microsoft Tech.. an basically was told that the update was "only important" if you wanted to go through with updating to Win 8x or 8.1, an if not.. then the update "CAN BE" hidden.. without any issues...
