Did you upgrade to Windows 11? If not then its just not you
Windows users are refusing to upgrade, and it’s a problem for Microsoft
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It looks like Microsoft has hit a massive wall. People just aren’t switching to Windows 11 as fast as the company hoped. In fact, the move is happening way slower than the shift from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
Dell’s COO, Jeffrey Clarke, just dropped some eye-opening numbers during an earnings call. He revealed that about 500 million PCs out there are perfectly capable of running Windows 11 but are still stuck on Windows 10. That’s half a billion people just… waiting.
And here’s the other half of the problem: Clarke says there are another 500 million computers that are four years old or older and literally can’t upgrade. Microsoft’s strict rules about processors and security chips (like that pesky TPM 2.0 requirement) have left these machines stranded.
This comes right after a Microsoft exec, Pavan Davuluri, tried to spin things by saying “nearly a billion people rely on Windows 11,” but he didn’t exactly explain what that meant. The real numbers suggest a much stickier situation.
Windows 11: The free party no one wants to attend
This is a huge reality check. Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 10 back in October 2025, expecting everyone to jump ship. Instead, the market has split in two:
- Half the world is using hardware that isn’t allowed to upgrade.
- The other half could upgrade, but they just don’t want to.
This hesitation is a nightmare for cybersecurity. It also throws a wrench in Microsoft’s big plans to push AI features to everyone. Dell sees this as a chance to sell new “AI-ready” computers, but warns that sales are likely to stay flat through 2026. Without a big reason to switch, people are just holding onto their old, familiar setups.
If you’re still on Windows 10, you’re definitely not alone – but you are in a risky spot. Since mainstream security updates have ended, your computer is becoming more vulnerable to hackers every day.
You basically have three choices now:
- Buy a new PC (which Microsoft and Dell want you to do).
- Pay for Extended Security Updates (ESU) to keep your old machine safe for a bit longer.
- Risk it and stay on an unsupported OS (not recommended).
For businesses, this is a budget headache. Do they pay for the security patches, or spend millions replacing perfectly good hardware just to get Windows 11?
What does this mean for you
Microsoft is in a tough spot. It’s facing pressure to maybe relax those strict hardware rules or find a way to make Windows 11 more exciting so people want to switch.
For now, the company is betting everything on a new wave of AI-powered PCs to tempt buyers. But with a billion users currently stuck in “can’t upgrade” or “won’t upgrade” limbo, convincing the world to move on might be the hardest sales pitch Microsoft has ever had to make.
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