In November, Windows 11 lost popularity compared to Windows 10

We would tend to imagine that Microsoft's latest operating system should become a little more popular each month. And most of the time, this is the case: Windows 11 has so far continued to increase its market share, compared to Windows 10Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows XP. And yet: this month the market share of Windows 11 compared to its predecessors fell for the first time in a long time, giving way to Windows 10. A situation which testifies to the disenchantment of certain users with screw the latest operating system from Microsoft.

A drop in popularity of Windows 11 compared to Windows 10

Thus, in November 2024, the market share of Windows 11 stands at 34.94%, which corresponds to a drop of 0.64 points compared to the month of October. Logically, Windows 10 is growing in value at the same time: thus, the operating system, which left more and more room for Windows 11 over the months, is gaining momentum again, increasing to 61.83% share. market in November, an increase of 0.88 points.

Please note, this anomaly is not usual. Because if we base ourselves on market shares year by year, Windows 11 increased its points from 26.63% in November 2023 to 34.94% in this month of November 2024. In the same way, Windows 10 had 68.02% market share last year at the same period, compared to 61.83% this year.

Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 in just over 10 months

Note that a major event should drastically shake up this ranking in a few months: the end of support for Windows 10 by Microsoftwhich will take place in a little over 10 months. This is somewhat worrying: the fact that more than 60% of the Windows market is still devoted to Windows 10 implies that the loss of support by Microsoft should have major consequences for many companies and individuals. To call for a faster transition, Microsoft has already started deploying various advertisements directly in Windows 10, in order to call for the transition to Windows 11. It remains to be determined whether the market will move sufficiently by the end of the Windows 10 support.