14 DAY TRIAL // The Windows 10 Creators Update is now available for everyone, after several months of staged release, with Microsoft explaining that it addressed the majority of compatibility issues in the operating system, so all users can freely update their systems.
And even though you’d normally expect this to generate a huge boost in adoption figures of the Windows 10 Creators Update, it turns out it’s exactly the opposite, as adoption of the new Windows 10 version has slowed down as compared to its predecessor, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
Data provided by AdDuplex indicates that the Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) is currently running on 65.6 percent, while the Anniversary Update is still powering 30.1 percent.
On the other hand, the good news is that the Windows 10 November Update, also known as version 1511, is dropping at a fast pace and running on just 2.8 percent of systems, while 0.7 percent of the computers have already been updated to preview builds of the upcoming Redstone 3, officially called Fall Creators Update.
Surface models also being updated to the Creators Update
In the case of OEMs offering Windows 10 devices, adoption of the Creators Update is growing here as well, with MSI, Dell, and ASUS leading the pack when it comes to the number of PCs that have already been updated to the latest Windows 10 version.
Microsoft has also surpassed the 70 percent threshold, and this is certainly a good thing, especially because the Creators Update is now available for all Surface models.
“Last month Surface 3 was a clear outlier with less than 20 percent of SP3s running Creators Update. This month it shot up dramatically and evened out CU share with the overall market – with over 60 percent now running the latest public version of Windows,” AdDuplex data reads.
The slowdown experienced by the Creators Update, however, isn’t actually good news, especially because Microsoft is getting ready to introduce a new Windows 10 version next month. This means there’s a good chance that Windows 10 could suffer from fragmentation after a few releases, and this is something that Microsoft needs to deal with faster given the company only supports that last two versions.
