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Interestingly, the latest stats showed a large increase in Windows 10 users in February 2023.

Windows 10 market share increased from 68.86% to 73.31% between January and February of this year.

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That spike brings the operating system to its highest share since June 2022.

Windows 7 market share in February plummeted from 9.55% to 5.33%.

Notably,Windows 7 extended support ended in January 2023.

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What may be surprising to some is that many are not shifting to the newest OS from Microsoft.

While other factors may be at play.

Former Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson stands in front of a presentation about Windows 10

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

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