Computing Windows 7 grows unexpectedly - WTF

Dopious · 2025-10-02T12:24:01+00:00

The end of Windows 10 is approaching. Many users are taking the opportunity to switch to... Windows 7? Statcounter has released updated figures on market shares for different operating systems and software. For the different versions of Windows, September offers a big surprise. Windows 11 fell slightly to 48.95 percent, from a record 53.51 percent in August. Windows 10 continued to fall, going from 45.53 to 40.50 percent. But wait a minute , the friend of order asks. That doesn't even make 90 percent together, what's the use of the rest? The answer, according to Statcounter's statistics, is Windows 7. The old system had already increased slightly between July and August, but has now jumped from 3.59 to 9.61 percent of the Windows market. Microsoft released the last regular update for Windows 7 in January 2020 and the last extended update for organizations that paid for the ESU program in January 2023. Since then, the company has released a couple of emergency updates to patch really serious security flaws, most recently in July 2024. It is unclear whether the numbers point to a real increase in the number of Windows 7 users or whether Statcounter's method of measuring usage has problems. Source: https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-201509-202509 So, you downgrading or what?

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Found this out today and got me another year of security updates for free by following this, nice.

Microsoft has ended Windows 10 support, but here's how to get an extra year for free

Thanks to Extended Security Updates, you don't have to make the switch to Windows 11 just yet.

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