Batu69 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The previous set of usage figures released by analysis firm NetMarketShare showed users were upgrading to Windows 10 at an impressive rate. In August -- the first full month of availability for the new OS -- Windows 10 went from 0.39 percent to 5.21 percent share, leapfrogging Windows 8 (but not Windows 8.1) in the process.Given how easy it is for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to upgrade to the new OS (the files get downloaded onto your hard drive in preparation), and the fact it’s free to those users too, you would no doubt have expected this pace to continue in September, maybe even accelerate a little. Unfortunately for Microsoft, interest in Windows 10 appears to have actually waned considerably in that month. Eager upgraders were obviously behind the spike we saw in August, but the drop off in September is slightly surprising. While Windows 10 still grew its share, it only managed a gain of 1.42 percentage points which puts it on 6.63 percent.Elsewhere, Windows 8 actually rallied fractionally in September, going from 2.56 percent to 2.60 percent, a minor increase of 0.04 percentage points. Windows 8.1 fell 0.67 percentage points, going from 11.39 percent to 10.72 percent. Combined, Windows 8.x currently has 13.32 percent of the market.Based on the current growth/decline rates we can expect to see Windows 10 overtake Windows 8.x by January now.As to the top dog, Windows 7’s share is declining, but at a gentle pace. Users are in no great hurry to abandon it for Windows 10 it seems. In August Windows 7 had a 57.67 percent share. In September it was on 56.53 percent. A drop of 1.14 percentage points.Windows XP shows no signs of disappearing anytime soon either, and actually grew share last month, going from 12.14 percent to 12.21 percent.If you’re wondering how Windows 10’s current rate of growth compares with that of past operating systems, I can tell you. When Windows 7 launched it took just one month to take 6.21 percent of the market, and it was at 8.30 percent by the following month. Windows 8 on the other hand was a disaster at launch, managing just 1.76 percent in its first full month, and hitting 2.53 percent in its second month.Both of those operating systems launched at the end of October though, so had the holiday buying season helping them (which makes the scale of Windows 8’s failure to perform look even worse).It will be interesting to see how Windows 10 does in October. Will upgrades pick up as the winter draws nearer, or will interest tail off further still? Place your bets...Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Gosh, who would have thought. :) One wonders what the take-up rate would have been if they hadn't given it away as a free upgrade. Probably not much better than W8.Seriously, if I had to build a new PC right now, it would get Windows 8.1. Add a start menu replacement, set updates to notify, but don't download and install, and then the usual OS tweaks can follow. With W10 there's a gazillion things to disable, and then there's ongoing things to fix.What's that old adage... free things are worth what you pay for them... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Setting updates to notify dont download and dont install is what everybody should set windows ten to. That would prevent windows ten from automatically downloading just in case and allow you to see if updates being offered to you are causing problems and then selectively installing the good ones and keeping the negative ones out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Windows 10's growth slows dramaticallyWindows XP shows no signs of disappearing anytime soon either, and actually grew share last monthGlad I've helped done my part :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Win 10 is somehow only Win 8.2, so everything make sense. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerglines Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Setting updates to notify dont download and dont install is what everybody should set windows ten to. That would prevent windows ten from automatically downloading just in case and allow you to see if updates being offered to you are causing problems and then selectively installing the good ones and keeping the negative ones out.That doesn't prevent Windows seven from downloading all updates needed, best choice is to stop the services and use WSUS offline or use the windows update service by changing it to manual and can only work when you ask it to do so but the chance of downloading updates without your permission will be 50%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbingStorm Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I cant at this stage in all good consience,get windows 10.No update info and so much telemetry using my bandwidth for their purposes.Ive never seen so much controversy over a windows version in all my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I cant at this stage in all good consience,get windows 10.No update info and so much telemetry using my bandwidth for their purposes.Ive never seen so much controversy over a windows version in all my life.I went back to Windows 8.1 :P taking a break from windows atm though learning Linux Mint . I like it pretty good so far . Don’t have to worry about cracks and such unless it can run in Wine :lol:Will go back on windows next week Windows 10 is nothing but trouble :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batu69 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 I went back to Windows 8.1 :P taking a break from windows atm though learning Linux Mint . I like it pretty good so far . Don’t have to worry about cracks and such unless it can run in Wine :lol:Do you interest to try this OS? > https://www.whonix.org/blog/ :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212eta Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Usage stats indicate Windows 10’s growth is slowing down (still good though) (by ghacks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbingStorm Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I cant at this stage in all good consience,get windows 10.No update info and so much telemetry using my bandwidth for their purposes.Ive never seen so much controversy over a windows version in all my life.I went back to Windows 8.1 :P taking a break from windows atm though learning Linux Mint . I like it pretty good so far . Don’t have to worry about cracks and such unless it can run in Wine :lol:Will go back on windows next week Windows 10 is nothing but trouble :DJust wondering,are you dual booting with mint or using a vm or a different pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I cant at this stage in all good consience,get windows 10.No update info and so much telemetry using my bandwidth for their purposes.Ive never seen so much controversy over a windows version in all my life.I went back to Windows 8.1 :P taking a break from windows atm though learning Linux Mint . I like it pretty good so far . Don’t have to worry about cracks and such unless it can run in Wine :lol:Will go back on windows next week Windows 10 is nothing but trouble :DJust wondering,are you dual booting with mint or using a vm or a different pc.I have a x64 computer I put just Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela on it for now . So its a different pc . ;) For me its more than enough I installed JDownloader on it and can Download and watch videos on it. I guess the reasons most people use windows is if not offered in the software manger witch is like the Linux Mint store you have to learn to install software through the terminal cmd. witch is not very hard to learn . Linux Mint already has everything you need on it nice clean open source software .but its not meant for people who want to worry with installing everything under the sun or play games like on Windows . B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rony Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 That post made me install windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 That post made me install windows 10.Brand new install of Windows 8.1 if you let the computer online before it finish installing it will install the updates to upgrade you to windows 10 without even asking you . So i ended having to uninstall about 4 updates and turning off auto updates and then going trough all the updates and hiding the ones for windows 10 and the spy ones . Only thing that tires to make you install Windows 10 is Microsoft themselves . Its ridiculous how Microsoft are abusing peoples machines and privacy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Have they also recorded the roll back to previous operating system rate also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 All these sites that collect data it counts for all O/S usage . So if you roll back it would show up on there Web analytics . B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rony Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 That post made me install windows 10.Brand new install of Windows 8.1 if you let the computer online before it finish installing it will install the updates to upgrade you to windows 10 without even asking you . So i ended having to uninstall about 4 updates and turning off auto updates and then going trough all the updates and hiding the ones for windows 10 and the spy ones . Only thing that tires to make you install Windows 10 is Microsoft themselves . Its ridiculous how Microsoft are abusing peoples machines and privacy .Yep, is shitty that they spy. But wtf, I only live once.I need to experience it. And beyond that, the felling that I'm that important that microsoft needs to spy me is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212eta Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yep, is shitty that they spy.But wtf, I only live once.I need to experience it.And beyond that, the felling thatI'm that important that microsoft needs to spy me is cool.That was a good one; really good. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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