Last September, Windows 11 finally succeeded in surpassing Windows 10 on Steam, the world’s most important digital game distribution platform. It was quite an achievement for the aforementioned operating system, but Microsoft’s joy was short-lived, as the results of the latest Steam software and hardware survey confirm this Windows 10 is again the most used operating system.

Windows 10 market share increased to 48.66% (+1.57%)and Windows 11 fell to 47.69% (-1.48%). This minimal change was enough to return Microsoft’s already seasoned operating system (it’s been 9 years since its launch) to the top spot on Steam. Windows 7 and Windows 2022 have a share of 0.31% and 0.08%, but the former is no longer officially supported on the said platform.

The rest of the operating systems have a very small share on Steam. MacOS only adds 1.29% between all its versions.and Linux reaches 1.87%. Of all the distributions, the most used is Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, which has a share of 0.08%. It is clear that Windows has total dominance over Steam, and this reality will not change in the long term.

In the rest of the categories, there has been no major change, and this is logical, since position changes at the hardware level are usually very slow and take a long time to complete. The six-core processors They are still the most used with a 32.88% share, followed by eight-core processors with 20.76%.

The most common RAM configurations are 16 GB with a quota of 45.32%.and in second place are configurations with 32 GB of RAM, which have a share of 33.39%. The most used graphics card is GeForce RTX 3060 with a share of 5.71%, followed by GeForce RTX 4060 with a share of 4.44% and GeForce RTX 4060 for notebooks with 4.24%.

The most used resolution for PC gaming also remains 1080p, a resolution that is affordable in terms of requirements and still offers good image quality. Most Steam users have 8 GB of graphics memory (37.41%), which is the amount just play in 1080p without any problem.

Windows 11 will eventually overtake Windows 10 on Steam for good. It is inevitable because we are nearing the end of the life cycle of this operating system and it’s only a matter of time until he is abandoned and without support. Its end is scheduled for October 2025, so as we get closer to that date, the market share of the said operating system on Steam should grow.

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