- Windows 11 Share Falls Again According to Statcounter while Windows 7 Skyrockets
- Windows 10 also falls as support Cutoff looms but not as much as you could expect
- Windows 7’s sudden 10x September -Wave came the most from Asia
In news, I’m pretty sure no one will come, Windows 7 makes a comeback – at least in terms of market share.
The latest Statcounter figures claim that the operating system, which many thought was long dead (Microsoft, stopped supporting it by the beginning of 2020), suddenly found a new lease as Windows 10 is approaching its support interruption and Windows 11 continues to slip.
Yes, it was bad news again for Microsoft’s current OS. Its share fell for the second time in September 2025 and accounts for 48.94% of the desktop use compared to 49.08% in August and good from its highest height of 53.51% – a 4.57 percentage point jumps in just two months.
It’s me, Windows 7 – I’m back!
As expected, Windows 10 also shrank and fell from 45.53% in August to 40.5% in September.
Given that Windows 10 only has two more weeks with Microsoft support left, it is clear that people do not rush to move away from the well-established platform.
But the biggest surprise in September was Windows 7 when he had almost gone from Statcounter’s charts, it jumped from 0.88% in July to 3.35% in August before rising to 9.61% in September.
This is an increase of 6.26 percentage points in one month, equal to a jump of 186.9% compared to its August share.
The figures show that Asian markets ran most of this increase, with market share ranging from 2.32% in July to 5.64% in August and then Skyrocket to 18.67% in September. Germany also saw a surprising increase from 2.08% in August to 3.92% in September.
The sudden return of Windows 7 is extremely weird considering its age and lack of support. One possible explanation is that users in regions with less access to newer hardware choose older systems, or companies stick with software they know, rather than rushing into upgrades.
The threatening end of Windows 10 may also encourage some to sit tight.
The increase could also be driven by crypto activity on outdated PCs and from Botnets, utilizing Windows 7’s lack of security updates. It will be interesting to see what October’s numbers reveal.
For Windows 11, the picture is far from Rosy. After an outbreak of growth in July, as it increased by 5.53 percentage points to 53.51%, its market share has since fallen below half.
The should Surge this month when Windows 10 finally bends out, but how much to see.
