The release of Windows 11 in October 2021 was a major milestone for Microsoft, bringing a new user interface, improved features, and a host of improvements. Since then, Windows 11 has gradually gained its share of users, but it is still far from reaching the popularity of the previous version, Windows 10.
Now, understand why Windows 11 it still registers fewer users, even though it is more advanced.
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Number of Windows 11 users is not even close to Windows 10
Windows 10 is one of Microsoft's most popular operating systems. But since the launch of the new operating system, the company expected it to overtake its predecessor quickly. However, this did not become possible. It turns out that Windows 10 gained more users than the new OS, contrary to the expectations of Microsoft.
Compatibility issue
The reason for this is that many computers that are older are not compatible with Windows 11. This means that many users have had to stick with Windows 10 because of the lack of support for older hardware. Still, Windows 11 has gradually increased its market share since its launch.
Market share
According to StatCounter, an analysis and consulting company, Windows 10 is present in most machines operated by the Windows operating system. The number corresponds to an incredible 73.25%, and at the beginning of this year the proportion corresponded to 68.86%.
Now, when talking about Windows 11, the numbers drop a lot. With a modest presence in 19.13% of the machines, the product, which is much more advanced, is not as popular as expected. However, the new version did not fail to register new users, even if few.
Why did Windows 10 and 11 register new users?
Recently, Microsoft announced that older versions of Windows would no longer receive their support services. Soon, users who used versions like Windows 7 and 8, in order not to be outdated, migrated to the most recent versions.
most used windows
According to StatCounter reports, the most used versions of Windows are:
| Version | Presence on devices (%) |
| Windows 10 | 73,25% |
| Windows 11 | 19,13% |
| Windows 7 | 5,39% |
| Windows 8.1 | 1,15% |
| Windows 8 | 0,52% |
| Windows XP | 0,46% |