Windows 10 version 1909 is currently number one

Aug 28, 2020 14:55 GMT  ·  By

The rollout of Windows 10 May 2020 Update, or version 2004, continues, but at the same time, Microsoft is also getting ready to release another feature update for Windows 10 devices.

Windows 10 version 20H2 is currently in the last testing stages, and according to Microsoft’s typical release schedule, it should be finalized in September. If everything goes according to the plan, this new feature update should get the go-ahead for production devices in October or November.

In the meantime, more users are moving to Windows 10 May 2020 Update, but worth knowing is that general availability is yet to be reached.

What this means is that not everyone can download version 2004, as Microsoft continues the gradual rollout to devices across the world. Sure, there are ways to update right now even a device that’s not officially supported, but this isn’t a recommended thing to do, as the likelihood of bugs, in this case, is quite high.

AdDuplex data provides us with a closer look at the adoption of Windows 10 versions, and the highlight this time is the November update, which has become the number one release.

Here are the three most-used Windows 10 versions today:  

  • Windows 10 November 2019 Update (version 1909) – 35.5%
  • Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) – 33.5%
  • Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) – 24.1%

Windows 10 May 2019 Update has long been the leading version in the charts, and it happened for a good reason. The November 2019 Update was considered a little bit more than a service pack, so as compared to the May update, it brought mostly improvements under the hood and few new features.

So an important number of users actually delayed the upgrade, instead choosing to stick with the May update until version 2004 received the go-ahead for production devices.

According to these numbers, both the rollout and the adoption of Windows 10 version 2004 are improving fast, so it has already reached 24.1%. In other words, Windows 10 May 2020 Update is running on almost one in four Windows 10 devices out there, and once general availability is reached, there’s a good chance the adoption would improve even more.

The good news for Microsoft is that 0.5% of the devices in the Windows 10 world are already part of the Windows Insider program. So technically, these computers help prepare the next feature update for Windows 10, although worth knowing the improvements that are being tested won’t necessarily be part of the version 20H2 release.

Some of the changes that Microsoft is now testing in Windows 10 come without a release target, as the software giant says they would just get the go-ahead when they’re ready. My bet is that the new features that are currently available in the Dev channel would be part of the first major feature update of 2021, whenever this one is supposed to land.

The share of older versions of Windows 10 is also dropping these days. Windows 10 April 2018 Update, or version 1803, is currently running on just 2.1 percent of all Windows 10 devices out there. The October 2018 Update, or version 1809, is currently at 2.4 percent.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update is one release that Microsoft probably wants to leave behind as fast as possible. The October update was published and then pulled after Microsoft discovered a bug potentially causing the removal of user files stored in libraries. The update was republished a month later, but it was still plagued by other bugs.

Only 1.1 percent of the devices are running Windows 10 Creators Update and older.