Steam survey shows: Windows 11 is gradually becoming more popular, but Windows 10 is still the first choice for players

Microsoft has not revealed any information about how well its Windows 11 operating system will perform. While Microsoft did speed up the delivery of new versions of Windows recently, it hasn't revealed any numbers so far.

Third-party stores and services provide a rough view of Windows 11's success in terms of the percentage of desktop devices running the operating system.

AdDuplex statistics for January 2022 show that the usage share of Microsoft Windows 11 operating system is about 16%. The company only monitors Windows 10 and 11 devices, and the numbers may be on the high side.

The website counter service Statcounter lists Windows 11 at 2.6%, which is probably on the low side.

Valve’s Steam platform also collects data from its users. The company conducts monthly customer-optional surveys and uses the information collected from those surveys to create hardware and software statistics.

January 2022 statistics show Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system at 13.56%, an increase of 3.41% from the previous month.

Windows 10, meanwhile, dropped 3.92% but accounted for 77.82% of all systems surveyed. Across all devices surveyed, Windows 7 grew by 0.49% to 3.73% and Windows 8.1 fell by 0.01% to 0.67%.

According to the January 2022 survey, Linux and Mac OS accounted for 2.2.77% and 1.06% respectively.

Considering that Steam is a gaming platform, and gamers are generally interested in running the latest and greatest on their systems, the 13.56% rate may also be a bit high. Gamer PCs are also likely to be more compatible with Windows 11 than non-gaming devices, since modern games are more laborious and require better hardware.

Not all Windows 10 devices can be directly upgraded to Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system. Microsoft has changed the minimum system requirements for Windows 11, and the decision prevents upgrades through Windows Update for devices that don't meet these requirements. While there are ways to bypass the block and install Windows 11 on incompatible devices, this means that when Windows 10 support ends in 2025, millions of devices will experience end-of-support issues.

Microsoft recently announced that Windows 11 will be available early to all eligible devices. The company's initial plan was to make offers available to all eligible PCs that meet minimum system requirements by mid-2022. Windows 11 usage share will continue to rise in the coming months, but it will be interesting to see how it goes after the offer is made available to all eligible devices.

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