The Microsoft technological giant can be in luck. It seems that everything goes well in its offices. Windows 11 has reached in January 2025 a market share of 36.65%. This figure marks a new milestone in the use of Microsoft’s newest operating system. However, Windows 10 still maintains 60.33% of the quota …
The Windows 10 operating system is approaching at the end of its official support. This will stop working as of October 14, 2025, so the company seeks for all possible modes a massive migration by users. The good news is that the number of Windows 11 users grows as the date approaches, and this follows Microsoft’s route plan at the heart.
Windows 11 figures
Since its launch more than 4 years ago, Windows 11 has experienced very gradual (sometimes slow) growth. But this trend has been reversed during the last year: according to Statcounter, in January 2024, only 28% of users had adopted version 11 for their team. This represents a growth of almost 10% with respect to the previous period, at the same time that Windows 10 users decrease from 70 to 60%.
This implies the highest and lowest point of users for Windows 11 and 10 respectively. The results show that they will soon reach a common point of users, and the end of the Windows 10 support can accelerate the arrival of that point.
In order to support version 10, Microsoft does not spare on efforts to seduce users for them to migrate to Windows 11. After that date, Windows 10 will stop receiving updates of all kinds, and worst of all is That this also includes security. Those of Redmond have emphasized the importance of staying in a safe environment within Windows 11, however, not all users can face a hardware update on their equipment to meet the requirements requested by the last SO …
Windows 10 to 11 transition
As we have said, Microsoft hopes that with this measure, users migrate to Windows 11, sponsored by the advantages of support. For this reason, the results obtained show tranquility on the Microsoft offices, because everything is going as planned.
But we cannot forget that for some users, this change implies a hardware barrier, and therefore monetary, that they do not have to overcome. The minimum Windows 11 requirements are considerably higher than those of their predecessor. In addition, the need for TPM 2.0 as something mandatory for the installation of the new SO, has generated concern about compatibility with more outdated systems.
So, following this dilemma, the options that remain are few for Windows 10 users: the first is to migrate to Windows 11 as part of the natural process of the technological environment. The second, stay in Windows 10 at your risk and risk (or welcoming the Microsoft ESU program of updates due to an economic disbursement). And the third, you can always look to the sides to find alternative operating systems (Hello, Linux).
