Windows 10 caused some backlash at the time of its launch, but eventually went through a very curious evolution that could lead it to to become “the next Windows XP”that is, in a fireproof operating system capable of maintaining a large user base even after the end of the official support phase, planned for the month of October this year.

There are many reasons that explain why users are switching from Windows 11 and that allow us to understand the huge success that Windows 10 is seeing of late, but without a doubt we can highlight two as the most important. The first is that Microsoft does not know how to play cards well with Windows 11, an operating system that generated rejection almost from the moment of its presentation, and the second is in high requirements of the mentioned operating system.

These two keys have guided many users stay in Windows 10and I even know of some cases of updating to Windows 11 from said OS and going back to the previous one within days. In general, we experience a situation very similar to the one that occurred when switching from Windows 7 to Windows 10, although in this case it is even more complicated and slower.

Windows 10 leads Steam and moves away from Windows 11

And he does it with 2.76% growth month after month, which places its market share at 54.19%. The most interesting thing about this data is that Windows 11 down 2.28% and was left va 41.96%suggesting that much of Windows 10’s growth came at the expense of that fall of Windows 11. The remaining versions of Windows have an unofficial share of Steam, but it’s odd because they no longer support the platform.

The tug-of-war between the two operating systems that we have seen in recent months is being repeated, leaving Windows 10 at a significant distance from Windows 11. If this continues, it is very likely that Windows 11 it won’t beat Windows 10 this year, and it might not even be possible in the first half of next year. I’m pretty confident that eventually only the end of official support will really start to shake the percentages in favor of Windows 11.

What are Steam users playing with? 6-core CPU, GeForce RTX 3060 and 16 GB RAM

These are the most used components. 6-core processors saw growth of 2.48% and their overall share reached higher 34.12%while the GeForce RTX 3060 consolidated its position as the most used graphics card with a growth of 1.17%, leaving it at 6% of the total fee, followed by GeForce GTX 1650 and GeForce RTX 2060.

The most common RAM configurations are 16GB, although there was a slight decrease of 0.56%. He maintains a comfortable lead thanks to his 49.04%, which is almost half of the total. 58.82% of Steam users continue playing in 1080pand 34.03% have 8 GB of graphics memory, which is more than enough for the specified screen resolution. You can check all the results in the February poll on Steam.