Microsoft silently preparing your PC for Win 10

Jesse Williams said:

I haven't hid any of the updates that Microsoft has sent out to prepare the PC's for Windows 10, because when it comes out I will install it. But, I probably will not install the Windows 10 TP because there is too many bugs that haven't been worked out yet.

Have you checked your Error Logs? I uninstalled and hid KB3035583 because it was filling my Log with errors.

Update enables additional capabilities for Windows - Broken

I have an Event Viewer shortcut on my Desktop. It takes you to the Summary. I look at it about every other day or so. That's how I caught the errors. I value this shortcut as much as MBAM, Proc-Ex and CCleaner. It's just a routine check even though no obvious problem exists on the machine.

Layback Bear said:

I just removed and hid KB2952664 and KB3035583 when they came back when Checking Windows Updates.

Ran Updates again and they both stay hid.

What is KB2952664. Are both these, to prepare for Win 10?

Regards,

Yes

Just got this one, the description is the same as the others, what are we supposed to do with it ?

Once again the more info link takes you here.

Before you install Windows 10 Technical Preview - Microsoft Windows

ThrashZone said:

We're hiding the updates obviously because we're not interested in win-10 in tp state

But I don't think Microsoft will even have any notifications on Windows until RTM, wouldn't they? They would not want people getting the beta version thinking it is full to complain.

AddRAM said:

Just got this one, the description is the same as the others, what are we supposed to do with it ?

Once again the more info link takes you here.

Before you install Windows 10 Technical Preview - Microsoft Windows

It depends, If you're getting the machine that update came on ready for Windows 10 (W10) then install it.

If your not, then hide it otherwise it will keep coming back especially if you use Windows Updates Cleanup.

There are two other lets say prerequisite KB's if one is going to install W10 on a 7 or 8 machine, KB2952664 and KB3035583. If you've looked around there is I believe 2 maybe 3 other threads and numerous articles on the web about these three KB's and how MS is being for one, sneaky about letting users know what these three are for. Do a search for any one of them.

The general consensus here seems to be to hide these three until/unless you need them otherwise they keep coming back.


Related:
Check this thread from carwiz: Update enables additional capabilities for Windows - Broken