Windows 11 has finally surpassed his predecessor in what cost him the most. Has needed 46 months and a deadline

After almost four years of struggle, Windows 11 has achieved for the first time Overcome the Windows 10 market share. July data Statcounter They show, at the time of writing the article, that the current Microsoft operating system reaches 50.88%, while its predecessor drops to 46.2%. Somewhat for the company that reaches just three months from the end of the Windows 10 security updates support, yes, the achievement has been accompanied by desperate measures.

The context. Microsoft launched Windows 11 in October 2021 with the promise of being “The best Windows in history“, But its initial adoption ended up being extraordinarily slow. Just a year ago, Windows 10 maintained an overwhelming advantage with 66.04% of the market compared to 29.75% of Windows 11. The change of litmus has been so late that it has forced Microsoft to take exceptional measures.

Market share of the different Windows versions globally. Image: Statcounter

Millions of users will run out of support soon. With 1,400 million Windows devices worldwide, according to the company, Statcounter figures would suggest that approximately 728 million execute Windows 11 and 655 million continue with Windows 10, despising the rest of versions. This figure is problematic especially because it means that hundreds of millions of users will run out of updates Safety when Microsoft withdraw the support on October 14, 2025. Of course, users They still have alternatives.

To great evils … The situation has forced Microsoft to break its tradition and offer for the first time extended security support (ESU) to domestic users, something that was previously only available for companies. In addition, he has announced that will provide this free support to those who use Windows Backup with a Microsoft account, something that for many is a privacy toll in exchange for security.

The push of companies. As they warn from The Registerthe sudden growth of Windows 11 is not due to a massive adoption of consumers, but mainly to business migrations. Keiren Jessop, analyst at Cábalys, points that administrators would be executing planned updates before the closing of the support, especially with the start of new fiscal years in July and October. From the middle they ensure that hardware sales, including THE NEW PCS WITH IAThey remain limited due to the lack of applications that justify their high prices.

Better late than never. Windows 11 has needed 46 months to overcome his predecessor, a record time in the history of Microsoft. The strict system requirements, which exclude computers Without TPM 2.0 and old processorsThey have stopped their adoption. Meanwhile, Microsoft has been putting pressure to its users through annoying banners In Windows 10 to make the change, recommend the purchase of a new PC that is compatible with the requirements, months before its official support.

On the horn. With only three months until the end of the support, Microsoft has finally achieved that Windows 11 took the lead. The question is how many users will make the transfer to Windows 11 before the end of their support and how much the difference ends in these three months.

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