Dozens of high-profile bugs and problems from the start of this year haven't slowed down Windows 11's growth in adoption.

Fresh StatCounter data shows Windows 11 accelerating into clear dominance on the desktop. The figures cited put Windows 11 at 72.78% market share, while Windows 10 has dropped to 26.

According to the latest data from StatCounter, there has been a massive shift in Windows market share, with Windows 11 now sitting at over 70%.

Here’s what the desktop Windows version market share worldwide looks like for February 2026: Windows 11: 72.78% (+10.36%) Windows 10: 26.27% (−9.50%) Windows 7: 0.61% Windows XP: 0.19% Windows 8.1: ...

User adoption of Windows 11 is slowing down, with the operating system still lagging behind Windows 10 as end of support nears.… After an impressive start to 2025, the last few months have not seen ...

TL;DR: Windows 7 is experiencing a surprising resurgence in 2025, rising to nearly 10% of the global desktop Windows market share, up from 2% in July. Despite Microsoft ending support in 2023, its ...