Windows 11 Finally Dethrones Windows 10 On The Desktop, What Now?:
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Windows 11 Takes First Desktop Lead Over Windows 10Statcounter reports 52% for Windows 11 among desktop Windows installations, compared with 44.59% for Windows 10.
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- According to Statcounter, Windows 11 accounts for 52% of desktop Windows installations, compared with 44.59% for Windows 10.
- Windows 11 overtook Windows 10 during the first week of July after trailing by 1.06 percentage points in late June.
- Microsoft said consumer support for Windows 10 was due to end on October 14, 2025, including security updates and technical assistance.
- Microsoft also confirmed a Windows 11 25H2 update planned for later in the year.
Right now we're releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we're all still working on Windows 10.— Jerry Nixon, Microsoft Product Manager for SQL Server, Ignite conference, May 2015
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