A survey by Lansweeper, an IT management services provider, shows that Windows 11’s adoption is so low that it’s actually less popular than 20-year-old Windows XP. To reach this conclusion, Lansweeper examined usage data from 10 million Windows devices owned by individuals and companies.
The Windows development team presented version 11 of its operating system on June 24 last year. According to Microsoft, this version has been redesigned with productivity, creativity, and ease of use in mind. The March results show that Windows 10 remains the most used version of the Windows operating system at 92.4% on DVP. According to the report published by AdDuplex, Windows 11 is now installed on nearly 20% of Windows PCs, a slight increase from January’s 16.1% usage share.
However, as mentioned earlier, Windows 11 adoption remains low. Using its own software products, Lansweeper scanned 10 million Windows devices this month to determine which operating system they were using. The results showed that only 1.44% of the devices had Windows 11 installed, which is lower than the 1.71% of Windows XP. On the other hand, Windows 10 retains a dominant share at 80.34%.
It’s also important to note that other surveys have found much higher adoption numbers for Windows 11. Last month, app advertising platform AdDuplex found Windows 11 usage up 19.4%, though that’s just a 0.1% month-over-month growth. Meanwhile, Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey estimates that Windows 11 usage has reached 16.8%.
Lansweeper said its own survey included 20% enterprise systems and 80% consumer devices, thanks to surveys conducted by the Fing product, its network security scanner. All survey data was collected with users’ consent “from aggregated and anonymized data points,” the company added.
With the February 15 update, Microsoft begins delivering new experiences for Windows 11; Users can enjoy taskbar improvements, redesigned versions of media player and notepad, and an Amazon Appstore preview for Android apps. Note that this latest feature is currently only available to users in the United States and gives access to more than 1,000 Android apps and games through the Microsoft Store. This is a limited set of Android apps compared to what Google Play offers, but there are workarounds to get the Google Play Store to run unofficially on Windows 11.
Panos Panay, Chief Product Officer, Windows + Devices, introduced the update:
As the PC continues to play a more prominent role in our lives, we will continue to evolve Windows 11 as the connection point between people, ideas and creations. Today we’re excited to announce that new experiences for Windows 11 are beginning to roll out, including an Amazon Appstore preview available in the US, taskbar improvements, and two redesigned apps: Media Player and Notepad. We are excited to see what you will make of it.
Lansweeper believes that one of the reasons for the low adoption of Windows 11 is the hardware requirements of the operating system. The free Windows 11 upgrade is officially only available for PCs that are four to five years old at the most. Computers must also be equipped with a security feature called Trusted Platform Module (TPM), although you can manually install Windows 11 on many unsupported systems.
Lansweeper said its previous survey of 30 million enterprise Windows devices found that only 45% were eligible for the free upgrade to Windows 11.
Many companies have been discouraged from buying new machines that meet these conditions, while others are simply content with the current existence of Windows 10, which will continue to be supported through 2025, Lansweeper’s chief strategy officer, Roel Decneut, said in a statement. In the future, this is likely to remain the case unless companies have a compelling reason to upgrade.
The Redmond-based Microsoft group could bring another operating system onto the market in the coming years. Initial reports indicate that Windows 12 development will begin within the next month. Nevertheless, rumors should be treated with caution. According to Deskmodder, Microsoft has been looking for employees to support the development team lately.
In his post, Deskmodder.de mentioned that his information was confirmed by the Microsoft MVP, who replied to the twitter handle Swift on Security, who had tweeted that a source at Microsoft had told him: Windows 12 is already in development and it two TPMs are required. When his tweet was shared, he was quick to imply it was a joke, quickly deleting it and apologizing for the confusion.
Source: Lansweeper
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Windows 11 is now on almost 20% of PCs, up 16.1% from the month of January, Windows 10 remains the most used version
Microsoft introduces Windows 11, it now supports Android apps and introduces Microsoft Chat, Teams, to the system tray
Windows 11’s first major update comes with an Amazon Appstore preview for Android apps, taskbar improvements, and more
Microsoft could start developing Windows 12 in March, according to a rumor from German media that cites an internal source