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Microsoft is set to launch Copilot+ AI PCs this month, aiming to boost adoption of the little loved Windows 11 operating system.For May 2024, Windows 11 jumped to 27.67 percent of all Windows PCs from 26.19 percent last month. As for Windows 10? Share dropped from 69.89 percent in April to 68.34 percent. The longer-term trend for Windows 10 is very slightly downward, while for Windows 11, it is slightly upward.
In the absence of official stats from Microsoft, the figures don't make deliriously happy reading for the team behind the flagship operating system. The months prior to May have been less than stellar for Windows 11, which has failed to get significantly closer to the considerably larger share of its predecessor. In fact, for a few months at the start of the year, it appeared thatVBScript nudged nearer to the grave with next big Windows 11 updateAlthough the latest uptick is perhaps positive for Microsoft, it's unlikely that Windows 11 will surpass Windows 10 before that operating systems reaches the end of support.
However, considering the need of enterprises to replace their PC fleets, fingers will be crossed in Redmond that Windows 11 adoption might finally start accelerating. Early growth in the operating system's market share was mainly down to early adopters with hardware that met Microsoft's draconian requirements. Later growth can be attributed to a relative trickle of PC replacements..
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