Microsoft silently preparing your PC for Win 10

groze said:

Golden said:

Jesse Williams said:

I'm using WiFi on my Windows 7 Laptops and Ethernet on my Windows 8.1 Desktop.

Is that something to do with the update?

No, @Golden he was answering my question.

groze said:

Are you guys/gals using WiFi or Ethernet to download the iso? It is surprising to see a 20 mpbs speed take longer or the same amout of time it takes a 3 mpbs speed to download a 3.92 gb file.

Ah.....cheers.

Well I tried downloading a game on steam that 6GB in size and took me 2:30:00 hours - 3 hours. I'm still not gonna switch to 10 with download.

Thank the Lord for 152Mbs broadband.

Watch for this one, just received it at 2am edt 04112015 it looked familiar but I checked and I don't have it unless it was superseded:

Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2990214)

Download size: 3.0 MB

You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

Update type: Optional

Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

More information:
Before you install Windows 10 Technical Preview - Microsoft Windows

Help and Support:
Microsoft Support

When I clicked on the more info link that did not say what it says now, this is what I saw.


2990214 has been hidden along with the others.

Did you read post #1
Microsoft silently preparing your PC for Win 10

It would seem to be a 'kissing cousin', this is from an April 2014 article:

KB 2952664 for Windows 7, originally released Oct 14, 2014, and now re-released for at least the eighth time, is billed as a "Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7." Microsoft's minimalist KB article is now up to version 7. As I mentioned on Oct 15, 2014, the patch had been released at least seven times at that point, on April 16, April 22, May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, and Oct. 14, 2014. This makes number eight (I think). Last October, here's what I said:

Back in April, I speculated that KB 2952664 was a patch for Win7 to make it easier to perform in-place upgrades to Windows 8.1. Now it's starting to look like the patch may also ease the transition to Windows 10. Heaven only knows, your speculation is as good as mine.

Source: Microsoft reissues KB 2952664 Win7 upgrade pack, KB 2919355 Win 8.1 Update | InfoWorld

I was just presented this update this morning. Wonder what took so long? It went to Hide Bin.

Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2990214)
Download size: 3.0 MB
You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.
Update type: Optional
Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
More information:
Before you install Windows 10 Technical Preview - Microsoft Windows
Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com