Windows 10 is reportedly installed on over 200 million devices

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A new report has emerged that claims over 200 million devices are now powered by Windows 10, as the year comes to a close. This follows a previous report from two months ago, where it was claimed the operating system had surpassed 120 million installations. This would suggest that a further 80 million installs have accumulated over the the past two months, raising the grand total to 200 million installs in five months.

Without accounting for a declining rate of installations, this equates to an estimated 40 million installs every month. Microsoft aims to reach one billion installs within three years of Windows 10’s availability, which is still probable if the installation rate doesn’t heavily drop. This isn't likely to be the case however, when Windows 10 is no longer offered as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users during July of 2016.

Currently we are unsure whether this figure includes installs on Windows 10 Mobile devices and Xbox One consoles, which can now be upgraded to a reworked dashboard built on the Windows 10 kernel. When Microsoft next reports official figures for Windows 10 installations, this will give us a better estimate of whether Microsoft is still likely to meet their goal of 1 billion installations in 2018.

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HurlehPosted:

200mill but its not on mine hahah ill stick with Win7

PolygonPosted:

I actually really like Windows 10, but all these forced updates are killing me, might have to switch back to Win7

HDGPosted:

i like windows 10 it gives you the feel of 7 and 8

ZooklaPosted:

Windows 7 is my favorite, There is a lot of worrying things in the service agreement that people need to be aware of.

"Microsoft's Windows 10 service agreement stretches to 12,000 words, but one part of it has worried users over the safety of their data.

One excerpt worryingly tells users that "we will access, disclose and preserve personal data", including the contents of emails or files in private folders.

They add that they will do this when they need to comply with law enforcement, prevent spam, maintain the security of their networks, or protect their rights or property."

CongenitalPosted:

Vexaah It's shit!

Everyone went back to 8.1 or 8..!


I hate W8, I am still on W7, I haven't tried out W10 yet.

CongenitalPosted:

I can upgrade for free, I just haven't yet.

BrigandPosted:

Vexaah It's shit!

Everyone went back to 8.1 or 8..!


Don't know how it's shit.
Having a better time using Windows 10 than 8.

EffectivePosted:

Windows is great.
I actually prefer Windows than Apple

Joyful-Posted:

Wouldn't doubt it, they worked really hard on Windows 10

ProPosted:

Not really too surprised about this!