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Posted on 03/29/2016 4:52:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
One in five Windows-powered devices steered to a host of U.S. government websites in March ran Windows 10, according to preliminary data.
For the first time, Windows 10 accounted for more than one-fifth of the visits to sites tracked by the Digital Analytics Program (DAP), which mines traffic to more than 4,000 websites on over 400 different domains maintained by U.S. government agencies, such as the Internal Revenue Service and the National Weather Service.
The bulk of the visits to DAP websites originate in the U.S.
Through Thursday, Windows 10 recorded 20.2% of visits in March by Windows PCs, smartphones and tablets. That was a one-percentage point increase from February and more than two percentage points above January's.
Although Microsoft irregularly trumpets the number of devices running Windows 10 -- the last time was nearly three months ago -- data from DAP and metrics vendors like Net Applications and StatCounter are the only publicly available sources for monitoring Windows 10 adoption.
But these external measurements are rough at best.
A case in point: Because overall traffic to DAP websites plummets on weekends -- total visits by Windows devices on Saturday and Sunday are typically less than half that of a weekday -- Windows 10 may be unrepresented, as more Windows PCs used during the work week are business machines, which predominantly run the corporate standard, Windows 7.
Microsoft has just over four months left to boost Windows 10 adoption by pushing the free upgrade to eligible Windows 7 and 8.1 devices. That deal is set to expire July 29, on the one-year anniversary of Windows 10's launch.
(Excerpt) Read more at computerworld.com ...
“So, what would it be without all the unwanted stealth installs?”
There are no such thing.
An OS CANNOT install itself from an internet download, choose a partition (or install over an old one), click OK on the EULA, sign into you WIFI, and other assorted things that MUST be done with an actual installation.
“That is only because 80% of that 20% didn’t manage to prevent Microshaft from “upgrading” their win 7 machines to Win 10 without their consent... “
Why not just say 100%?
No matter what, people that simply hate the OS will always contrive some number out of the blue to fit some goofy narrative.
If 99% of people like a MS OS, well there must be trickery involved!
Brace yourself.
Improved updates now redirect any attempt to create a shortcut to IE 11 to Edge...
I have yet not found a fix for that sabotage...
I had IE 11 working fine for months. In Win 10. No more...
A pro of my experience can double post at will.
RE: Hate the new browser Edge, but at least you can still use IE
Just download Chrome or Mozilla or even Palemoon if you don’t like IE or Edge.
I have serious doubts about the authenticity of that graph but given how people hate Vista and 8/8.1, maybe those Windows 10 users are old Vista and 8/8.1 users. I have Windows 7 and, believe it or not, XP, and I don’t plan on changing to 10 in the foreseeable future. I’m happy where I am and advise anyone and everyone not to install anything but Windows 7.
Why should I install something new and try to learn how it works when I have barely learned how to use what I have now?
I just wish I could respond to their lil pop-up with a FOAD but all I can do is close it.
If there was such an Option would they report the % of responses?
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> With Win 10, no more double posts.
LOL. That's because the second post goes instead to Microsoft Central. /tinfoil :-)
The Microsoft SpyWare known as Win 10 won’t ever see any computer I have authority over.
I like IE. I hate Google, I’ll never use Chrome.
Holy crap. Well, there are other (less convenient) ways to launch IE...
Geez.
I went to settings and selected IE as my default browser, then installed a link on my toolbar. Works fine.
Liked XP best. Had Vista too and I like it better than 7. Like 7 FAR better than 10.
I copied a Windows 7 system image to a new hard drive that I installed in my laptop then upgraded to 10. Then I installed the programs that I use the most. I tried it for a week and experienced nothing but frustration. So I just put the original hard drive back in the laptop and am now using the windows 10 hard drive for external storage.
I am sure that there are some advantages to Windows 10. But to me it really feels intrusive, and a lot of things as simple as turning “tapping” off on my touch pad were no longer possible. That is just one example of needless frustration. I could go on and on. I do not like this push to using online storage either. It is too much of a security risk for me, yet it seems like you are constantly having to go to extra steps with Windows 10 if you want to store your data only on your hard drive.
I suppose that I will be forced to upgrade when my laptop eventually starts to fall apart, until then Microsoft stop pestering me.
That's what I did, and it gets redirected every time...
You have a good posting history, don't ruin it by post opinions about things that you obviously don't know a thing about. Three posts already about hating Windows 10, no reason, just hate. I have to think you still using a push mower as the directions for a gas mower are too complex. These hateful posts reflect poorly on the posters, I am surprised you are one.
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