Data released today by IT asset management platform provider Lansweeper shows that Windows 11 upgrades have nearly tripled in the past three months, but overall adoption remains low. According to a survey of more than 10 million Microsoft devices by Lansweeper's PC management software, 1.44% of devices now run Windows 11, up from 0.52% of PCs running the operating system in January. "Since Windows 11 first rolled out to the public, overall adoption has been slow, as previous Lansweeper research showed that 55 percent of scanned devices couldn't be upgraded to Windows 11," Lansweeper said.

While the majority of Microsoft devices scanned by the Lansweeper software passed the RAM test (91%), only about half of the workstation TPMs (Trusted Platform Modules) tested were compliant - 19% failed, 28% were not compliant or the TPM was enabled without it Yes, Lansweeper's monitoring shows. "For virtual machine workstations, the forecast is less optimistic," Lansweeper said. "While CPU compatibility is slightly higher at 44.9%, our research shows that only 66.4% have enough RAM. For TPM, the news is grim, with only 0.23% of virtual workstations having TPM 2.0 enabled. This is not entirely surprising , surprisingly Windows never needs a TPM, although TPM passthrough (vTPM) exists to provide a TPM to a virtual machine, it is rarely used....Most VM workstations need to be modified to get a vTPM to use Upgrading to Windows 11.

"The TPM on physical servers only passed the test 1.49% of the time, which means that if Microsoft creates a server OS with similar requirements in the future, about 98% will not be able to upgrade. For virtual servers, the TPM server is barely enabled."

Lansweeper's figures stand in stark contrast to those from computer monitoring software provider AdDuplex, whose latest figures show an adoption rate of 19.4%. However, AdDuplex's research did show that Windows 11's growth stalled in the last month. Compared to other Windows versions, it only gained 0.1% market share.

AdDuplex's Windows 11 adoption rate is too high, says Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates, while Lansweeper's claim that 55 percent of machines can't run Windows 11 may be too low. "Honestly, I doubt that Windows 11 runs on 19 percent of all machines in use today, since Windows 10 only runs on about 75 percent of machines in use, depending on whose numbers you believe," Gold said. " This means that in 19% of cases, about 25% of Windows 10 machines can be updated to Win 11. I have a hard time believing that 25% of Windows 10 machines are even compatible with Win 11, since many PCs in use are three to one five years old or older (probably at least 40%).”

When evaluating data from AdDuplex and Lansweeper, it's important to understand how the companies arrive at their respective numbers, whether that's through a web browser (a self-selected user group) that interacts with certain websites or by running the company's software, Gold said. Pass. "It's hard to assess their accuracy without knowing exactly how they got their numbers. But I'd definitely lean towards lower numbers over higher numbers," he said. Any machine from a few years ago may not be compatible with Windows 11 (and therefore cannot be upgraded to). If the PC is an old, low-end machine, it's even less likely to be compatible, Gold said.

In December, AdDuplex data showed that Windows 11 usage had reached nearly 9%; this figure again contrasted sharply with the data published by Lansweeper. At the time, it showcased a new platform with less than 1% adoption. Microsoft has been pushing users to upgrade to Windows 11, but the vast majority choose to stay with Windows 10. Unlike previous Windows versions, Windows 11 is just a tweaked version of Windows 10 with few core differences, said Roel Decneut, chief strategy officer at Lansweeper. "This is probably the main reason why businesses are against upgrading to a new, almost unproven version rather than sticking with Windows 10 as they know it," Decneut said.

Gartner research vice president Steve Kleynhans agrees that business customers aren't really investing in the new operating system. They don't expect to do so until 2023. However, Kleynhans said it was "a bit" too early to draw conclusions about the success of Windows 11. "While OS updates are technically six months old, a large percentage of machines didn't offer updates until a few months ago," he said in a previous interview. "The current [installation rate] is probably just a normal market evolution in the early stages of any new OS release, rather than a sign of any real problems."

The Lansweeper update's findings do show that the number of machines running "end of life" operating systems (i.e. platforms that Microsoft no longer supports) has dropped to 6.6% from 9.75% in January. A good portion of these systems are running Windows XP and Windows 7 - software that Microsoft discontinued in 2014 and 2020, respe

Actively. “While adoption is increasing bit by bit, it’s clear that Windows 11 isn’t upgrading as fast as Microsoft would like, especially in a business environment. Many organisations don’t have to buy new machines that meet these [hardware] standards, While other organizations are happy with Windows 10 as it exists today, it will continue to support it through 2025," Decneut said.

Decnuet explained that because the differences between Windows 10 and 11 are minimal, the latter's slow adoption is likely to continue unless businesses get a compelling reason to upgrade. "For those looking to adopt Windows 11, the first step is to assess which of their existing devices can be upgraded," he said. "That's why IT asset management is so important for organizations to be able to run in-depth equipment audits, which can tell the IT team the hardware specifications of machines so they can gauge how much equipment can be upgraded and the potential cost of such a move."

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