14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just launched Windows 10 May 2020 Update, or version 2004, but it’s a one-year-old version that’s leading the Windows 10 ecosystem right now.
New data provided by AdDuplex shows that Windows 10 May 2019 Update, also called version 1903, is currently running on 48.2% of all Windows 10 PCs out there. The November 2019 Update, or version 1909, which is also the most recent stable release (beside the just-launched May 2020 Update) has a share of 36.4%, with an increase of just 3% in the last month.
Over 8% of the Windows 10 devices out there are still running the October 2018 Update, while 0.9% of the computers are currently on preview builds as part of the Windows Insider program.
The November 2019 Update struggle
There’s a good reason the November 2019 Update isn’t necessarily the release that everybody embraces.
Microsoft launched this particular update with only small refinements under the hood and very little focus on new features, so essentially, it’s more of a larger cumulative update, or service pack, disguised as a feature update.
Given the May 2019 Update was the previous version that brought so many changes, many just decided to stick with it, waiting for the next major release before updating their devices.
And now that the May 2020 Update is live, there’s a chance an en-masse migration would begin soon, albeit I only expect the market share of this new version to increase once it’s offered automatically via Windows Update – right now, those who want to install the May update need to manually trigger the update on Windows Update.
Time will tell how long this is going to take, but there’s no doubt the May 2020 Update would sooner or later become the number one Windows 10 version on the market.