Microsoft’s Windows 11 Mess Sending Users Back to Windows 10 and Windows 7
January 29th, 2026This is absolutely wild.
I’ve started getting used to ZorinOS, just in case…
Via: TweakTown:
The data comes from Statcounter, which outlines that in October, 2025, Windows 11 held 58.18% market share, compared to Windows 10’s 41.17%, but then in November 2025, Windows 11 dropped down to 53.7%, compared to Windows 10’s 42.7%. While this is only a change of a few percent, it represents millions of users, especially considering Microsoft said Windows is currently active on over 1.4 billion devices worldwide.
Notably, Windows 7 increased its user base by roughly 3.9% during the same period. Data as of December 2025 indicates Windows 11 has 50.7% of the market, while Windows 10 increased to about 44.6%, and the remainder is Microsoft’s previous operating systems.
The loss in users for Microsoft’s most recent operating system comes at a time when the company is catching some heat for faulty Windows 11 updates, which were officially recognized by the company, and a revelation that Microsoft would hand over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI if requested.
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