Windows 11 Adoption Accelerates as Windows 10 Support Ends and Telemetry Concerns Persist

Windows 11 adoption has accelerated to roughly three-quarters of the desktop Windows install base, while Windows 10 usage has fallen sharply following Microsoft’s decision to end support for the older OS. Reporting citing StatCounter data puts Windows 11 at ~72.8% share versus ~26.3% for Windows 10, with the shift attributed to a mix of PC refresh cycles and users moving off an unsupported platform. The same coverage notes that Windows 11’s stricter hardware requirements and its push toward Microsoft-account-based setup have been persistent friction points, driving some users to seek workarounds that Microsoft has increasingly tried to block.

Separately, ongoing debate about Windows privacy has continued to focus on Microsoft’s collection of diagnostic data (telemetry) from Windows PCs. Commentary on the issue argues that claims of “spying” are often made without evidence, and points to the availability of network monitoring and inspection tools that allow users to review what telemetry is transmitted. The discussion also highlights that Microsoft’s telemetry practices have been subject to scrutiny by government privacy regulators (particularly in the EU), keeping telemetry and data-handling transparency as a recurring enterprise risk consideration alongside OS lifecycle and upgrade planning.