14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft rolled out on Patch Tuesday a new version of the so-called “Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7” patch labeled KB2952664, thus making sure that more users are being offered the new Windows 10.
Specifically, this update does nothing more than “help Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows 10,” according to the information posted on the KB.
But in reality, this is one of the patches responsible not only for showing the upgrade to Windows 10 on your Windows 7 computer but also for downloading the installer files to prepare deployment.
Consequently, it’s one of the patches that need to be removed if you want to stick to Windows 7 for a little longer and refuse the upgrade to Windows 10.
The more aggressive Windows 10 push
Microsoft announced a more aggressive Windows 10 push starting early 2016, so this could be just one of the updates that could land on your computer in the coming months, as the company’s working hard to bring everyone to its new operating system.
The company is well aware of the fact that some users might not like the way it pushes the Windows 10 upgrade, and in a statement released by Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela, it says that angering some people is the small price it has to pay to keep its whole userbase secure.
“We just know there's a lot of people out there who constantly kick the can down the street without a little bit more of a, frankly, a push and there's no doubt with a basis big as ours it's hard to move anyone to a new model without angering some people. We don't want to anger anybody, but do we feel a responsibility to get people to a much better place and we think Windows 10 is a much better place than Windows 7,” Capossela explained.
Certainly, more criticism will emerge as the company continues its aggressive push, so keep an eye out for new patches that will ultimately bring Windows 10 on your PC.
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