14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) is once again available for download, and new data provided by AdDuplex shows that its adoption is improving at a super-slow pace.
This is because Microsoft is rolling out the update to devices across the world gradually as more bugs are fixed, but also because users are probably more cautious and do not rush to install it.
Windows 10 version 1809 was originally launched in early October, but Microsoft pulled it only a few days later after it came across a critical bug causing data loss. Files in the Documents library were deleted, and Microsoft removed all download links to test fixes as part of the Windows Insider program.
The second version of the October update was published earlier this month, but as it turns out its market share isn’t going up as fast as Microsoft probably expected.
Older versions losing ground
AdDuplex says only 2.8% of the Windows 10 PCs are currently running the October update, up from just 2.3%. The April 2018 Update (version 1803) continues to be the most-used version of Windows 10 given the October blunder, and it’s now powering no less than 89.5% of all Windows 10 PCs out there.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) is now the third most-used version of the operating system, but it’s far behind with just 3.9%. The Creators Update (version 1703) runs on just 1.5 percent of PCs.
The adoption of Windows 10 version 1809 is expected to increase in the coming weeks as Microsoft makes it available for more devices across the world. This only happens as more bugs in the operating system are resolved, as the company has embraced an even more cautious approach for manual downloads too.
The only way users can force the update to version 1809 is the Media Creation Tool that makes it possible to install the new release on any computer.