Microsoft has finally crossed an important milestone for Windows 11, months ahead of Windows 10’s end of support cutoff date.

IT asset management group Lansweeper has observed that the adoption of Windows 11 now stands at 8.35% as of October 2023, a slight jump from the 5.74% seen in September 2022.

Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates, said AdDuplex’s Windows 11 adoption numbers are too high, and Lansweeper’s assertion that 55% of machines can’t run Windows 11 is likely ...

After months of stagnation, Windows 11’s adoption rate is finally ramping up, according to a recent report from AdDuplex, a cross-promotional advertising network that many apps and games use ...

But Windows 11's growth still looks like it stalled out faster than Windows 7's or Windows 10's did. Windows 10’s security update cliff It's difficult to know how many active PCs are incapable ...

Data on the adoption of Microsoft's newest OS shows uptake ranging from 1% to 9%. But most enterprises will likely wait until at least 2023 before broadly rolling out Windows 11.

Even more telling is in the period from November 2021 to January 2022, the same company reported (Opens in a new window) Windows 11's adoption had doubled to 16.1 percent.

Windows 11 initially enjoyed a high adoption rate but it seems excitement for Microsoft's latest operating system has tapered off, according to new figures. Skip to main content.

A significant uptick in the first few months of 2025 means that Windows 11 adoption now stands at 42.7% (as of March 2025), with Windows 10 installs dropping to 54.2% (via Statcounter) ...