The Windows 11 operating system has firmly established itself as the primary desktop PC platform. Fresh figures from the analytics firm StatCounter indicate that the system now commands a market share amounting to 72.78%.
Concurrently with the ascent of the newer iteration, a sharp decline in the popularity of Windows 10 has been observed. The share held by “the ten” has plummeted to 26.27%. The major impetus for this migration stems from Microsoft’s announcement regarding the impending cessation of official support for the older system, thereby compelling both the corporate segment and individual users to upgrade their hardware inventories.
Analysts suggest that the expansion of Windows 11 adoption is more closely linked to the purchase of brand-new computers rather than users voluntarily upgrading their existing setups. Two key elements contribute to this trend:
millions of functional PCs are ineligible for an official upgrade because they lack the necessary security components (TPM 2.0);
many end-users are deterred by the mandatory requirement to use a Microsoft account during the system’s initial setup.
Despite its numerical supremacy, the good standing of Windows 11 is significantly undermined by numerous bugs appearing within its updates. The roster of issues documented for 2025–2026 is considerable, ranging from frame rate drops in games utilizing Nvidia graphics cards to severe boot malfunctions and the spontaneous enabling of BitLocker protection, which results in data loss.
This system instability, coupled with the aggressive promotion of Copilot+ PC devices, has resulted in an unusual outcome: a segment of dedicated Windows 10 users are opting to switch to either macOS or Linux instead of accepting the new parameters set by Microsoft. The corporation has given assurances that it will resolve the most frustrating flaws within the system over the coming months.
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