According to Net MarketShare report, Windows 10 is the most popular OS now. The usage rate of Windows 10 is larger than Windows 7 which was released in 2009. Besides, a small number of computers are still running Windows XP. Now, you can see more information about Windows 10 running rate now in this post.

Windows 10 October Update 2018 Situations in the Last Year

Windows 10 October Update 2018 was released in the last, and after a month or so, a report from AdDuplex showed that only 2 percent of Windows 10 users choose to update to this new Windows 10 update.

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This result might be caused by the issues which happen during or after the Windows 10 update, such as Windows 10 deleted files, Black Screen of Death on HP computers, software incompatibility, and so forth.

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Then, Microsoft began to fix all of these issues and fortunately they were got fixed.

Not long ago, StatCounter reported that Windows 10 is the most popular OS now. After that, a report from Net MarketShare also proves this fact. You can think that Windows 10 has reached the milestone more than three years it was released. And the report also shows that the Microsoft desktop operating system is still increasing.

Windows market share

From the above table, you can see that Windows 10 is obviously the most used Windows OS now and the market share is 39.22%. Then, it follows by Windows 7 which market share is 36.9%. The nest three OSs are Mac OS X 10.14, Windows XP, and Windows 8.1. Window is more popular than Windows 7.

We have reason believe that the gap between Windows 10 and Windows 7 will grow. Then, Windows 7 is becoming obsolete slowly.

Windows 10 and Windows 7 occupy most of the market nowadays. What are their trends?

Windows 10

Windows 10 was first released in July 2015 which is considered to be the biggest-ever update to Microsoft’s PC software.

Windows 10 was launched with a refreshed UI and some smart features. The company said that it will roll out Windows 10 updates in the future rather than releasing new software iterations. The last Windows 10 update was rolled out in December, 2018.

You can see that more and more devices are running Windows 10, and the market share will grow in the future.

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Windows 7

Windows 7 was first launched for computer users in 2009. It is also one of the most popular Windows OS since its release.

Indeed, Windows 7 was supposed to be an incremental upgrade for its customers. However, the failure of Windows Vista forced the Microsoft Company to overhaul the entire interface and add a bunch of new features. Then, after less than 6 months of the release, more than 100 million devices were running Windows 7.

Windows 7 Is Going to Decline in the Future

The market share of Windows 7 will decline in the future. Why?

Microsoft will end the support for Windows 7 in 2020, and at that time, more and more users will migrate to Windows 10.

Bottom Line

Recently, a number from Microsoft shows that Windows 10 is running on more than 700 million machines and this number will keep growing. The aim of the number in 2018 is a billion which is not achieved in 2018, but it can be completed in 2019.

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