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In summary:
- Windows 11 recently marked its five-year anniversary since being unveiled on June 24th, 2021, though it officially launched on October 5th, 2021.
- PCWorld reports the operating system now holds 75.15% market share in the US, while Windows 10 retains 22.50% despite the newer version’s availability.
- Microsoft plans to address ongoing user criticisms about high system requirements, interface changes, and performance by improving stability and potentially scaling back AI features.
On June 24th, 2021, Windows 11 was unveiled at a Microsoft event, meaning that the operating system just turned five yesterday.
However, it wasn’t until October 5th, 2021, that the general public could download the final production-ready version, and by no means everyone felt it was an improvement on Windows 10.
Among other things, the high system requirements were criticized, as was the fact that the operating system only released in a 64-bit version. Consequently, there were plenty of users who couldn’t even upgrade to Windows 11 despite wanting to.
Otherwise, the main complaints centered on the revamped user interface—and five years on, Microsoft still hasn’t got all the details sorted out regarding the Start menu, File Explorer and so on.
Currently, Windows 11 has a market share of 75.15 percent in the United States, while 22.50 percent continue to stick with Windows 10.
Perhaps overall user sentiment regarding Windows 11 will improve in the coming years if Microsoft can deliver on its secret project to fix what users hate most and return to what matters most: better stability for Windows and faster performance while scaling back AI features.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.