Microsoft reveals new adoption data for Windows 10

Mar 16, 2020 13:20 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has recently revealed that Windows 10 is running on 1 billion monthly active devices, as the adoption of its operating system keeps improving regularly.

Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, Modern Life, Search & Devices, Microsoft, used this occasion to praise Windows 10, explaining that 100 percent of the Fortune 500 companies are now using Windows 10 devices.

“New Windows 10 features and security updates are now delivered faster than ever before. We’ve evolved from releasing a version every three years, to releasing multiple versions per year. And with the recent decoupling of the new Chromium-based Edge browser from Windows 10 we can now deliver new builds to customers outside of the normal Windows 10 release cadence—and to more versions of Windows,” Mehdi says.

Windows 10 was released in mid-2015, so it took Microsoft nearly five years to bring it to 1 billion devices.

But while every new Windows 10 feature update contributed to achieving this milestone, the death of Windows 7 itself is also what pushed more customers to the latest version of the operating system.

“As companies transition from Windows 7 to Windows 10, they are making a commitment to running their business more efficiently, more securely, and positioning themselves to offer better products, services and solutions to their customers,” Mehdi says.

New feature update just around the corner

Windows 10 is projected to receive a new feature update in the spring. Microsoft has already confirmed this next release would be called Windows 10 version 2004, and it is currently available for testing as part of the Windows Insider program.

“Reaching a billion people with Windows 10 is just the beginning. We will invest in Windows not only within Windows 10 for PCs but also across many other Windows editions, serving diverse customer needs including Windows IoT, Windows 10 Teams edition for Surface Hub, Windows Server, Windows Mixed Reality on HoloLens, Windows 10 in S mode, Windows 10X and more,” the Microsoft official says.

According to third-party market share, Windows 10 is the world’s number one desktop operating system with a share that exceeds 55 percent.