5.3 percent of PCs already running the Fall Creators Update

Oct 27, 2017 08:10 GMT  ·  By

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) is already running on 5.3 percent of the PCs worldwide, which means it experiences faster adoption than its predecessor in the first weeks of availability.

AdDuplex data reveals that Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) is currently the leading Windows 10 version on the market with a share of 74.6 percent, followed by the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607) with 17.3 percent.

Windows 10 November Update (version 1511) is running on 1.9 percent, while the original version of Windows 10 is only powering 0.7 percent, and this can only be good news given that it no longer receives security updates.

The more interesting figures provide us with a closer look at how the Fall Creators Update performs against its predecessor that launched in April this year.

AdDuplex says the Fall Creators Update “is up to a more aggressive start than its predecessor,” but to get a better picture at how the two most recent Windows 10 versions were adopted after launch we still need to wait a few more days.

Gradual release of the Fall Creators Update

Also important to note is that the Anniversary Update was powering 92 percent of the PCs by the time its successor got to see daylight, while in the case of the Creators Update, adoption only reached 75 percent.

The Fall Creators Update is launching in stages for PCs across the world, and this means that some systems will get it faster than others, depending on the installed software and the hardware configuration.

Microsoft uses this approach to improve the update experience and make sure that no compatibility issues are being experienced, with early adoption data showing a substantially smaller number of bugs experienced as compared to the Creators Update.

The next Windows 10 update is planned for spring of 2018, and development has already started, with no less than 0.3 percent of the ecosystem currently running preview builds as part of the Insider program.