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Windows 11 leads, yet a billion PCs continue with Windows 10
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Windows 11 leads, yet a billion PCs continue with Windows 10.
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Windows 11 is officially ahead in the Windows popularity race,
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with just under 54% of desktop users running the new kid, at least by the numbers.
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Despite Windows 11's lead, Windows 10 still runs on about 43% of desktops,
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highlighting users' loyalty to older systems and hardware.
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The real headline?
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Nearly 1 billion PCs are still running Windows 10,
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even after Microsoft officially ended mainstream support back in October.
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And half of those machines wouldn't qualify for Windows 11
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even if their owners suddenly got upgrade-happy.
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As first revealed by TechSpot, Dell's chief operating officer dropped the bombshell.
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Roughly 500 million Windows machines currently in use are too ancient
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to meet the new OS's strict hardware requirements.
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Around 500 million PCs can run Windows 11 but remain on Windows 10,
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as users feel no urgent need to upgrade and continue using supported apps.
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It's not just user inertia at play.
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As the register notes, Microsoft is still providing extended security updates,
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ESUs, to keep Windows 10 patched for at least another year,
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free for anyone with OneDrive,
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or for a one-time $30 fee or a pile of Microsoft rewards points.
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That safety net is making the upgrade cliff look more like a gentle slope.
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The updated OS launched in late 2021 came with strict minimum system requirements,
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leaving millions of perfectly functional PCs unable to install it.
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Many users stick with Windows 10 because upgrading often requires a new PC,
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and the process can be tricky.
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In businesses, IT teams use the ESU grace period to delay upgrades,
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avoiding disruption and extra costs.
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Rolling out Windows 11 often means buying new computers and retraining staff,
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which is an easy no thanks for most businesses,
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especially when things are already working fine.
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Windows 11 may be officially leading,
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but most of the billion Windows 10 users are sticking with the older system,
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at least until security support ends.
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