{"id":149909,"date":"2025-12-16T01:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=149909"},"modified":"2025-12-17T01:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:26:29","slug":"windows-11s-adoption-not-going-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/windows-11s-adoption-not-going-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11&#8217;s Adoption Not Going Well?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-688190957\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Tech sites are at it again, posting ridiculous articles with sensationalist headlines announcing the shocking news that Windows 11 adoption has been underwhelming. These headlines are predicated solely on a report from Dell stating that 1 billion users are still on Windows 10; 500 million with PCs that meet Windows 11 requirements but are still running Windows 10, and 500 million Windows 10 PCs that do not meet Windows 11 requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously!? With what&#8217;s gone on this past few months, every man and his dog could have predicted that Windows 11 was going to struggle to gain support. Let&#8217;s just recap on events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s been widely known for some time that Windows 11 has not exactly been a hit, with many users stating their intention to stick with Windows 10<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft eliminated millions of existing Windows 10 PCs from the upgrade path with the introduction of Windows 11&#8217;s ridiculous system requirements<\/li>\n<li>For the first time ever, Microsoft provided ESU (<a title=\"Microsoft Provides Free Windows 10 ESU For Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/microsoft-provides-free-windows-10-esu-for-europe\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"206\">Extended Security Updates<\/a>) for an out-of-support Windows, which I would imagine, many users have taken advantage of<\/li>\n<li>0Patch also provided a reasonably priced, long-term ESU subscription plan for those who wanted to <a title=\"Why Windows 10 Will Stick Around For Some Time Yet\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/why-windows-10-will-stick-around-for-some-time-yet\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"207\">stick with Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sherlock-Holmes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-149942\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sherlock-Holmes.jpg\" alt=\"sherlock-holmes\" width=\"169\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sherlock-Holmes.jpg 331w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sherlock-Holmes-296x400.jpg 296w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sherlock-Holmes-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now these tech sites are reporting that Windows 11 adoption is not up to scratch. Shock, horror.<\/p>\n<p>It irks me no end when <a title=\"Tech Site Journalism Reaches All-Time Low\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/tech-site-journalism-reaches-all-time-low\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"209\">tech sites<\/a> take the patently obvious and try to present it as some sort of astonishing revelation. Here in Australia, we have a charming response for that scenario: we say &#8220;<strong><em>No sh*t Sherlock<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3665663346\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not easy coming up with new and interesting articles week in week out, but tech sites need to rethink their strategy; it&#8217;s all about respecting one&#8217;s audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOTTOM LINE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>No doubt many websites are struggling; ad-blockers have decimated advertising revenue, and now AI-generated <a title=\"Search Results \u2013 You Get What\u2019s Been Paid For\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/search-results-you-get-whats-been-paid-for\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"208\">search results<\/a> are eliminating links that have traditionally been a major source of traffic\/visitors for websites. However, there is simply no excuse for this type of clickbait reporting, deliberately trying to stir up controversy where there is none.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve covered this type of irresponsible reporting previously. Please read: <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/tech-site-journalism-reaches-all-time-low\/\">Tech Site Journalism Reaches All-Time Low<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/tech-site-journalism-sinks-lower-lower\/\">Tech Site Journalism Sinks Lower &amp; Lower<\/a><\/p><div id=\"daves-3053244588\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wishing you all a very Merry and safe Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-4187444765\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech sites are at it again, posting ridiculous articles with sensationalist headlines announcing the shocking news that Windows 11 adoption has been underwhelming. These headlines are predicated solely on a report from Dell stating that 1 billion users are still on Windows 10; 500 million [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10797],"tags":[14708],"class_list":["post-149909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-win11","tag-adoption-rate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149909"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150098,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149909\/revisions\/150098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}