Although Microsoft is heavily promoting its latest Windows 11 platform, the operating system’s adoption rate seems to be stagnating. This would still not have surpassed Windows XP.
At launch, Windows 11 was a real hit. Indeed, the first data indicated that the OS motivated users to use their computers more, so it was expected that its adoption rate would explode. However, a study from asset management software vendor Lansweeper suggests Windows 11 doesn’t work. than 1.44% of all PCs on the market today. However, it has now been several months since Microsoft rolled out the update.
This puts it the latest operating system from Microsoft behind older platforms like Windows XP and Windows 7, still adopted by 1.71% and 4.70% of users, respectively. Windows 10 emerges as the most popular operating system, running on more than 80% of surveyed computers. To obtain this data, the company would have “ scanned 10 million Windows PCs from a mix of Lansweeper (20%, enterprise) and Fing (80%, consumer) “. This therefore corroborates previous reports which also indicated that Windows 11 is in decline, as installations plummet.
Windows 11 fails to convince users
It seems that Microsoft has failed to get its users to change versions. So why such a failure? Part of the problem can likely be attributed to the fact that Microsoft makes it difficult to upgrade to Windows 11. The Windows 11 hardware requirements are very strict. If your computer is still running Windows XP, it is unlikely to be compatible with the new version, as some computers as young as three or four years old are not eligible.
For his part, Lansweeper observes that 55% of devices are not compatible with Windows 11, and the major culprit is the TPM, with nearly half of workstation TPMs (47%) failing to meet requirements (or the system TPM was not enabled). Although it is still possible to install Windows 11 on an incompatible PC, it seems that few users are willing to override Microsoft’s requirements.
