Windows 11 market share creeps upwards as cost of staying on Windows 10 set to double
Richard Speed Richard Speed MICROSOFT ECOSYSTEM REPORTER Published mon 5 Oct 2026 // 11:24 UTC READ MORE Flight delayed? Microsoft does not provide official statistics on Windows 11 and 10 usage, so Statcounter's figures should be treated as estimates. They are derived from Statcounter's tracking code, which is installed on over 1 million sites globally.
- ▪Richard Speed Richard Speed MICROSOFT ECOSYSTEM REPORTER Published mon 5 Oct 2026 // 11:24 UTC READ MORE Flight delayed?
- ▪Microsoft does not provide official statistics on Windows 11 and 10 usage, so Statcounter's figures should be treated as estimates.
- ▪They are derived from Statcounter's tracking code, which is installed on over 1 million sites globally.
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