Steam shared the results of its monthly hardware and software surveys. In this way, we can have information about which hardware and operating systems the users on the platform are using. So, which operating systems are the most preferred by the players as of April?
Microsoft is upset: Users do not switch to Windows 11 somehow!
AdDuplex has announced the most popular Windows versions. According to the report, Windows 11 disappointed Microsoft with its low usage rate.
Steam shared the most used operating systems
Steam shared the hardware and software survey results covering the month of April a while ago. Accordingly, Windows 11, which has not been on the agenda with problems recently, has started to become common among players, although not generally. The new version experienced an increase of 2.10 percent compared to March and reached a market share of 18.94 percent.
The most preferred operating system by the players is Windows 10. The version with a usage rate of 77.82 percent in April; Compared to March, it experienced a decrease of 1.14 percent. However, it is still at its peak.
Windows 7, which was introduced in 2009, is one of the rare versions that is still used, despite the discontinuation of update support. We can say that the operating system, whose preference rate decreased by 1.21 percent compared to March, is now experiencing its last struggles with a rate of 2.93 percent. Apart from that, the 32-bit version also has a 0.17 percent rate.
Windows 11 system requirements
| Processor: | 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, 2 or more cores, compatible 64-bit processor or System-on-Chip (SoC) |
| RAM: | 4 gigabytes (GB) |
| Storage: | 64GB or larger storage deviceNote: More details can be found in the “More information about storage to keep Windows 11 operating system up to date” section below. |
| System firmware: | UEFI with Secure Boot |
| TPM: | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 |
| Graphics card: | Compatible with DirectX 12 or higher with WDDM 2.0 driver |
| Screen: | High resolution (720p) display larger than 9 inches diagonally, 8 bits per color channel |
| Internet connection and Microsoft accounts: | In Windows 11 Home edition, internet connection and a Microsoft account are required to complete device setup on first use. All versions of Windows 11 require an internet connection to perform updates and to download and enjoy some features. |
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