Windows 10 begins to eat into Windows 7's usage share

Tech World ^ | 09/21/2015 | Gregg Keizer

[SeekAndFind]

Although it initially tempted Windows 8.1 users, Windows 10 has increasingly grown its usage share at the expense of the much more widely used Windows 7, an encouraging sign for Microsoft's efforts to convince the old guard to switch.

Using data from Irish analytics company StatCounter, Computerworld calculated the changes in usage share -- a measurement of desktop-and-laptop-driven online activity -- of the various editions of Windows since 10's debut on July 29.

For the first four weeks after Windows 10's release, Windows 8.1 led in losses, beating Windows 7 by a wide margin. During that month-long span, Windows 8.1 accounted for 67% of all declines by it and Windows 7 -- those two editions are the only eligible for the free upgrade to Windows 10 -- while Windows 7 accounted for the remainder, or 33%. In each of those four weeks, Windows 8.1's losses exceeded those of Windows 7.

But that changed in Week 5.

In the last three full weeks, Windows 7's losses were larger than those of Windows 8.1. It was no contest, since Windows 8.1 actually gained usage share in the week ending Sept. 15. (The weeks used by Computerworld ran from Wednesday to Tuesday because Windows 10 was launched on a Wednesday.)

[Squawk 8888]

I find it really hard to believe- even if the UEFI or BIOS became corrupted there’s always a way to get it back up and running.

[stylin19a]

remove it? depends on how paranoid you are.
I removed them from my windows 7 box.

I also turned off reporting on my Win10 box.

I turned off tracking services on my Win7 box and i also removed the diag tracking files

From microsoft.(or the CIA?)

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enter text, we may collect typed characters and use them for purposes such as improving auto complete and spell check features.

Not that I am paranoid.

[g.orwell]

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[blam]

"I turned off tracking services on my Win7 box and i also removed the diag tracking files"

Now we're starting to get somewhere.

Did you remove these four updates: KB3068708, KB3022345, KB3075249, and KB3080149?

A yes/no reply works.

[stylin19a]

yes.

[blam]

Thanks.

[Wonder Warthog]

Believe me, you DON'T want to switch from 7 to 10. My main desktop running 7 croaked, so I had to replace it. Unfortunately, the new Dell I purchased came with Windows 10 factory installed. The ONLY good thing about Windows 10 is that it is not Windows 8.

I am investigating whether this new machine is still "7" compatible. If yes, I will buy a "full-install" version of 7 on Ebay, and replace 10 with it.

I have yet to find ANY feature of "10" that is superior to "7".