Since its arrival in October 2021, Windows 11 has been yet another "ugly duckling" in Microsoft's family of operating systems — sneered and jeered at in similar ways to Windows 8, Vista, or ME ...

Windows 11 Market Share is on the decline as Humans Are Sticking with Windows 10 Over the last month, Windows 11’s percentage fell by 0.5% from 43.72% to 43.22%. Windows 10, however, grew a bit ...

While a post on Microsoft's Tech Community blog indicates that the free upgrade path from Windows 10 to 11 is only for a limited time, Microsoft says that's a mistake.

TL;DR: Windows 11 adoption is showing visible signs of spiking as Windows 10 gets nearer to its end of life, with Windows 11 now at 42.66% market share according to Statcounter.

Statcounter just produced its report for May 2025 (hat tip to Neowin) which shows that Windows 11 has dropped to 43.22%, after hitting 43.72% in April, representing a slide of 0.5%.

Microsoft has focused on security in Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs with secured-core PCs, providing better protection against firmware attacks, and the Pluton security processor that provides chip ...