"As the dust settles over the end of support for many versions of Windows 10, the operating system remains a significant presence in the Windows market. While Microsoft is hoping for a mass move to Windows 11 - its flagship OS - devices running the predecessor, Windows 10, are still everywhere. This is despite Microsoft making it clear that October 14 was the end of the line for free support for most."
"The share of devices on Windows 10 is declining, but very slowly, accompanied by an equally gradual uptick in the use of Windows 11. For October, Statcounter reported figures of 41.71 percent for Windows 10 and 55.18 percent for Windows 11. It's hardly a ringing endorsement of Microsoft's approach of using stricter hardware compatibility requirements to push users towards compliance."
"In the absence of official figures from Microsoft, the numbers from Statcounter provide a useful guide to how things are going at an operating system level. The company's tracking code is installed on 1.5 million websites globally, a fraction of the total, but sufficient to provide an indicator. The progress of Windows 11 is in marked contrast to the final month of Windows 7 support, when the operating system accounted for just under a quarter of the market."
Microsoft ended free support for many Windows 10 versions on October 14. Users must enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU) or run supported editions such as LTSC to continue receiving fixes. Statcounter reported October market shares of 41.71 percent for Windows 10 and 55.18 percent for Windows 11, showing a slow decline for Windows 10 and gradual uptake of Windows 11. Statcounter's tracking code is installed on about 1.5 million websites, providing an indicative sample. Enterprise migrations will be governed by hardware replacement cycles and ESU availability rather than the support deadline alone.
Read at Theregister
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]