April 2022 Update nears 90 percent coverage of Windows 10 PCs, AdDuplex says

On the eve of Windows 10'southward next major characteristic update, the April 2022 Update appears to be topping out with an install base of near ninety percent of Windows x PCs. That's co-ordinate to AdDuplex's latest monthly report, which pegs the Aprils 2022 Update'southward share of the Windows 10 market at 89.vi pct.

Based on AdDuplex'southward reports over the past several months, the Apr 2022 Update has been the fastest Windows 10 update to roll out to the public. The rollout surged upwardly to effectually 78 percentage of Windows x PCs in June but has slowed since. Compared to the August report, the update has shown nearly three percent growth in September.

When compared to other Windows x versions, the Apr 2022 Update continues to dwarf their share. The closest is, equally you'd expect, the Fall Creators Update with 5.7 percent coverage. The Creators Update and Ceremony Update follow with 1.seven pct and ane.8 percent, respectively. Windows 10 versions 1511 and 1507 round things out at 0.6 percentage and 0.three percent, respectively.

Equally usual, it's best to use AdDuplex'due south numbers every bit a sort of full general barometer for the rollout pace. The firm's numbers likely differ from existent-world numbers, and this became credible when Microsoft released its most contempo official numbers, which differed quite a fleck from AdDuplex's reporting at the time. This is likely due to AdDuplex's method of sampling information, which depends on a collection of around 5,000 Microsoft Store apps that take advantage of its SDK.

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