Windows 10 is fading fast - and Microsoft's CEO just made that crystal clear

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During Microsoft's third-quarter earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella had something to say about Windows 11 adoption.

Windows 10 is nearing its end-of-support date. Microsoft is at this point basically urging you to abandon your Windows 10 machine altogether. And of course, the number of Windows 11 users is growing. Now, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had something interesting to say about this during Microsoft's third-quarter earnings call.

Windows 10's support ends on October 14, 2025, and although the system will continue to work, at some point soon it will become a security risk. It's inevitable since there won't be any security patches for it anymore. Windows 11, on the other hand, has been around since 2021. Now, more and more people are choosing to leave Windows 10 behind.

The adoption of Windows 11 and the abandonment of Windows 10 has been a slow process. People really liked Windows 10 and the acceptance of Windows 11 for many users is a lukewarm experience.

Windows 11 is upgrading though, with constant updates making it better and better. Recently, we reported on a new survey that indicated in April 2024, Windows 10 users were 70% of Windows users, but this has gone down dramatically this year now amounting to just 54% of Windows users.

And now, during Microsoft's Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call, CEO Satya Nadella said that Windows 11 commercial deployment has increased by nearly 75% since last year. Commercial deployment pretty much means the number of units sold and switched on.

This comment came during Nadella's talk to investment analysts. As a revenue source for Microsoft, Windows is a relatively small amount. Back for 2024's fiscal year, Windows revenue amounted to just 9% of the company's revenue.

If you haven't upgraded yet, it's still free to upgrade to Windows 11 if you have Windows 10. Of course, if your laptop or PC supports it: Windows 11 requires more of your RAM and memory. All in all, it comes with pretty hardcore system requirements. But if your laptop can't run it, you're unfortunately facing a dilemma: stick with Windows 10 which eventually becomes a security vulnerability, or buy a new machine.