Windows 10 usage is on the rise - despite the GLITCHES in Microsoft's first OS update

Windows 10 usage has spiked within the last week, following the release of the Threshold 2 update

MORE and more people are upgrading their machines to Windows 10 – despite the reported glitches in the latest update, new adoption statistics have revealed.

 

Windows 10 has had a growth spurt since the release of version 1511 – dubbed Threshold 2.

The blockbuster update to Windows 10 brings performance fixes, visual tweaks, new functionality for virtual assistant Cortana and IT-level Windows 10 management tools to your PC.

And it appears the glitches caused by the feature-packed update has not deterred PC owners from upgrading their operating system.

 

Windows 10 usage has spiked within the last week – part of an ongoing increase since the start of the month.

Data collated by Irish analytics firm StatCounter shows Windows 10 has had a swell of adoption since the start of November.

StatCounter measures operating system usage by tracking browser activity worldwide. As a result, it is not entirely accurate – since some PC owners might not be active online.

But the data does show a growing trend to upgrade to the latest Microsoft operating system.

 



Following the release of Threshold 2, which fixed a slew of bugs, adoption of Windows 10 increased



For comparison, Windows 10's usage share remains higher than Windows 7, during the same post-release point following its roll out in 2009.

Microsoft has become increasingly aggressive with its plans to push users to upgrade to the latest operating system, which is currently free to those running genuine copies of Window 7 and Windows 8.1.

Earlier this year, it emerged Microsoft was silently downloading the 6GB Windows 10 installer file onto all Windows 7 and Windows 8-powered PCs.

Microsoft would even start the install process behind the PC owner's back – in an effort to increase adoption, which the US firm hopes will hit one billion devices within the next 18 months.

 



The blockbuster first update to Windows 10 included bug fixes, performance enhances and visual tweak



However the latest update to Windows 10 bundles granular control over the future updates, but it is only available in select versions of the operating system.

Windows 10 Enterprise, Education and Pro customers can now distinguish between Updates, usually system patches, and Upgrades, which includes new versions of the Windows OS.

Users can then defer the updates within each category up to a maximum of eight months. 

 

Unfortunately – Windows 10 consumers are still at the mercy of Microsoft's own update schedule.

Microsoft previously labelled the Threshold 2 update its "next milestone" for Windows 10, which rolled out earlier this summer.

The update comes days after Microsoft announced the final date PC manufacturers will be able to sell new computers running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. 

 

Windows 10's usage share remains higher than Windows 7, compared to the same post-release period

Microsoft is keen to migrate customers to Windows 10, which offers a slew of new functionality – and some controversial data collection policies.

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