Everything is not going according to plan
Windows 11 saw a decrease in the flow of new users – PC owners are less and less interested in switching to a new product from Microsoft. service informs AdDuplexwhich retrieves data from 5,000 apps in the Microsoft Store.
In March, the share of the new operating system in all Windows versions was 19.4%. In February, the 11th version was installed by 19.3% – that is, the share of novelty users during the month increased by only 0.1%.
The eleventh version was released on October 5, 2021, but all months after its release, the new product was criticized by experts and Windows users. Judging by the messages on the forums with which socialbites.ca met, the situation did not improve much in March either.
Problems vary and are fixed in completely different elements of the operating system. Users report the inconvenience of manually activating each icon in the notification area, problems with partitioning the hard drive, PC waking up unexpectedly and returning, potential problems with launching the default browser when uninstalling Edge, and many other difficulties.
One user described in detail how difficult it was for him to reinstall Windows 11.
“Recently I had to reinstall the system from scratch. It was necessary to work for two weeks, 10 hours a day. I don’t know how it can be done easier and faster. Force browser only [для документов] work under [Windows] 11 It took 4-5 hours. And fifty more apps to install, configure, understand what works and what needs to be searched recently,” said Alex266.
Some compare the operation of computers directly on Windows 11 and Windows 10, correcting that some problems only apply to a newer version of the operating system.
“There are two laptops. Updated to over-the-air licensed Windows 11, stopped seeing the removable screw [внешний жесткий диск. — Прим. ред.] USB 3.0, nothing detected in devices and disks, power indicator on screw is on but no access. Everything is fine on a laptop with Windows 10, ”said the user v1333.
The Microsoft press service declined to comment to socialbites.ca about AdDuplex service data on the share of Windows 11 installations in March this year. The most popular operating system among users remains Windows 10 N21U, which was released in November 2021.
By March, only 0.6% of users had installed the developer version of Windows 11; In February, the rate was even lower – 0.3%. HORSE technology stated that the transition to the operating system as a whole was not as fast as Microsoft expected.
too many requirements
Ivan Samoylenko, managing partner of the communication agency B&C Agency, told Gazeta that he is in principle in no hurry to install new versions of the software until he is convinced that users will not have additional problems in the form of errors and loss of information. .Ru.
“After release, almost every software has vulnerabilities that are later eliminated by updates, but until then, computers are threatened by infection with viruses that steal data and block access to information,” he said.
According to the expert, it may take a long time for the developers to create an update. “Although the version was released a long time ago, users note that not all issues have been resolved,” he said.
Samoilenko noted that in the case of Windows 11 there is another reason for the decrease in installations – too high requirements for the hardware content of personal computers.
“The new version requires a minimum of 4GB of RAM and at least 64GB of free space, while Windows 10 can be used with 2GB of RAM and 20GB of space,” he said.
The speaker also pointed out that the biggest limitation for most users dealing with Windows 11 is the processor requirement – chips must be at least eighth generation Intel Core.
“Microsoft has repeatedly pointed to the fact that the system is not suitable for all users, so the company opened the possibility of installing a new version on incompatible devices, but at the same time limited the installation of updates and patches,” he said.
The problem has only been exacerbated during the pandemic, when buyers have faced high component prices and shortages of chips and processors. “Therefore, owners of less powerful computers will remain with older, already tested versions of Windows,” Samoylenko said. Said.
It concluded that at the moment private users with sufficiently powerful PCs are switching to Windows 11, and in companies, the decision to upgrade was made by experts after they were confident that the changes would not have a negative impact on the work of staff. .
Source: Gazeta
