A few days ago we were able to confirm that Windows 11 market share he fell again. In October, the said operating system had a market share of 35.58% and in November, according to StatCounter data, it closed with 34.94%. It’s a small fall, but everything it symbolizes is important.

In contrast, Windows 10’s market share grew slightly over the same period and It went from 60.95% to 61.83%. These types of moves are a clear sign that Windows 11 is not catching on with users and that we could be at the beginning of a very complicated situation for Microsoft and many users.

End of support for Windows 10 is coming. On October 14, 2025, the mentioned operating system will stop receiving updates. There are only a few months left, and yet its share of the global market still exceeds 61%. With this data, I think you can easily understand where the problem is, and the worst thing is that Microsoft not taking the right steps improve interest in Windows 11.

What Microsoft could do to move to Windows 11

The company keeps promoting the free upgrade of this operating system from Windows 10, but it is clear that’s not enough. Many users are not attracted to the interface of Windows 11 and this operating system does not have functions or features that really matter much.

Copilot+ could end up being the engine that drives change and improves the market share of this operating system compared to Windows 10, but I think lower minimum requirements is what could really make this transition much more efficient.

I’m not talking for no reason today millions of people They haven’t updated to Windows 11 because they don’t have a compatible PCand because they don’t want to take the risks of updating a computer that isn’t compatible with said operating system. Note that any PC with Ryzen 1000 or Intel Core Gen 7 or lower is not compatible with this OS.

Something as simple as making Skylake (Core Gen 6) and Kaby Lake (Core Gen 7) processors on the Intel side and Ryzen 1000 on the AMD side, are compatible with Windows 11 could help significantly increase the market share of this operating system, although the requirement for a TPM 2.0 chip will be maintained, which Microsoft says is non-negotiable.

Unfortunately, I don’t think Microsoft is going to back down on the requirements, and it’s a shame because any PC with a Core Gen 6 or Ryzen 1000 CPU still offers good performance in many tasks, and they’ll eventually face A “forced retirement” which will produce a large amount of e-waste.