r/Windows10 • u/RandomDrawingsReddit • 2d ago
Discussion BREAKING NEWS - Windows 10 Started To Lose Users
Windows Versions User Percentage (August 2024 - August 2025)
Most Used Windows Versions User Percentage (July 2025)
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u/Mightypeon-1Tapss 1d ago
I’m still on Windows 10, not downgrading to Windows 11 til ESU is finished
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u/Jonathank92 2d ago
hate that we've gotten here but i'm leaning towards a mac for my next latop. Microsoft forcing people w working laptops to upgrade is nuts
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u/daltorak 1d ago
Apple will make you go through that too, eventually. Mac hardware is typically only supported with new operating systems for about 7 years.
Sometimes it's a lot less. If you bought a Mac Mini in the spring of 2020 because of WFH or whatever, you're going to find that it won't get macOS Tahoe when it comes out later this year. Next year, all the 2020 Intel iMacs (including those top of the line 16" MBP's that were spec'd up with 4TB of storage and 32GB RAM) will be left behind too.
Individual macOS operating system versions don't have a long support cycle, either. 3 years from release date to the final security update.
There's no "long-term servicing branch" either.
Grass isn't always greener....
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u/Froggypwns 1d ago
My school converted two art classrooms to 27" PowerPC iMacs several months before Apple switch to Intel processors. Needless to say 3 years later they were switched back to Dells when the newest versions of Adobe's software stopped being released for the PowerPC computers.
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u/MasterJeebus 1d ago
Thats one thing that is annoying about Mac OS support. Giving devices 6 years is too little. While I will admit the lcd screens on Mac Laptops are very nice. Their soldered on ram, soldered on storage and cant upgrade anything. Give very little ports so need adapters. Chargers start failing after a year and need one. Its such a hassle going with Mac. Unless if you got deep pockets and upgrade every few years with them.
Where the best bang for your money is with Windows based pcs. Assuming you build your own or get one that has upgradability for ram, storage. Windows usually has 10 years of support. W10 will be having 11 years of support if you count free esu till Oct 2026. Any intel pc made after 2009 can run bypassed 11. Any amd pc made after 2012 can run bypassed 11. If that is also not a choice. There are many open source distros which can run on old hardware.
Personally I am forcing 11 on my old pcs and I’ll keep them going.
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u/pnoozi 57m ago
M-series MacBooks are amazing products deserving of your $$$. Few reasons to avoid them.
From what I hear, the W11 installer's TPM 2.0 requirement is easily bypassed using Rufus. So if you want W11, just do that.
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u/bangsmackpow 2d ago
2025, The Year of the Linux Desktop!!!
I did actually convert all my home stuff to Linux but business is terribly resistant since they've sunk their teeth so far into Windows.
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u/longsword05 1d ago
''2025, The Year of the Linux Desktop!!!''
Keep dreaming.
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u/bangsmackpow 1d ago
It was a joke thats been repeated every year since I've been in this career (nearly 24 years now).
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u/Stephen_Fox 2d ago
That chart doesn't tell the whole story. For August, Windows 11 and 10 are only 2% apart.
Windows 10 rebounded last month, which isn't reflected in the header portion of your second screenshot. Statcounter's header is still showing July instead of August, for some reason.