IT House March 30 news, according to AdDuplex's latest survey, Microsoft Windows 11 adoption rate after the rapid climb in the previous months, the growth in March this year seems to have stalled. The latest chart shows that Windows 11's share of usage is almost the same compared to February. However, Windows 10, version 21H2 saw some growth, becoming the most used version of Windows in March.
As mentioned above, Windows 11 saw little growth in the March AdDuplex survey, accounting for 19.4% of Windows users, up from 19.3% in February, but managed to hold on to third place, with Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 21H1 leading. Windows 10, version 21H2, saw a significant rise in March and now reaches 28.5% share (up from 21% in February) and takes the top spot of all survey releases included. As a result, Windows 10 version 21H1 fell to second place with a usage share of 26.5% (below 27.5%).
Most of the growth in Windows 10 version 21H2 comes from the 20H2 release, which is because Windows 10 version 20H2 will stop supporting it in May this year, which means that Microsoft is starting to automatically update these PCs to keep them in the support cycle. This is a very small upgrade, so if users are still running the 20H2 version, they need to consider upgrading as early as possible, as important fixes may be missed.
In addition to the Statistics for March, AdDuplex has updated historical data for its usage share growth. The growth of Windows 11 has been completely flat, which we haven't seen in years. However, in the case of the collective adoption of Windows 11 and Windows 10, version 21H2, both of which were released at the same time, users are still jumping to the latest version at a relatively fast pace.
There are several reasons why Windows 11 hasn't grown.
First, the Windows 11 minimum configuration requirements are non-compliant for many Windows 10 PCs, so many users will be abandoned in the transition. In addition, even for supported PCs, Windows 11 is an optional update, so adoption is bound to be slower. Windows 10 version 21H2 is mandatory for PCs that are about to lose support, so it's bound to evolve faster.
A few weeks ago, Microsoft said that it was accelerating the promotion of Windows 11 due to positive feedback, so users did not feel that Windows 11 was a bad update. Many new Windows 11 devices will hit the market in the coming months, so it's likely that adoption will continue to rise as well. It's important to note that the past year has also been special, with Intel not releasing new laptop-class processors in the second half of 2021, so there isn't as much exciting hardware for users to upgrade.