More and more gamers are switching to Windows 11. Recent data from Steam shows that 65.59% of Steam users now run Windows 11, which is a 2.02% increase from last month. This continues a steady pattern of growing adoption we’ve seen over the past several months.
In June, over 60% of Steam gamers were using Windows 11. With Steam having 132 million active users each month (as of November 2025, according to DemandSage), a 5% increase in Windows 11 usage means a significant number of people have switched operating systems.
Windows remains the dominant platform for Steam gamers. Nearly 95% of Steam users are on Windows in some form, with Windows 10 being the most popular version at almost 29%. Even older versions like Windows 7 still have a small but noticeable user base on Steam.
When looking at similar versions of operating systems, Linux has fewer users than Windows. As anticipated, macOS is the least popular, with only about 2% of Steam players using it.
Digging into the latest Steam survey data, nothing *really* jumped out at me. It’s still pretty common to see people running 32GB of RAM, which isn’t a shock. As for graphics cards, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and RTX 3060 are still consistently the most popular choices among Steam users – they’re clearly solid performers that people are sticking with.
Holding on to Windows 10
Although gamers are adopting Windows 11 at a higher rate than typical users, a significant portion – over 29% of Steam users – are still using Windows 10. This is noteworthy because Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 in October, meaning it no longer receives security updates or feature improvements.
According to Dell’s COO, Jeffrey Clarke, roughly one billion computers haven’t been updated from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Half of those computers can’t meet the requirements to run Windows 11, while the other half are capable of upgrading but are still using the older operating system.
Windows 11 only surpassed Windows 10 in June of this year, according to Statcounter.
With Windows 10 support ending in 2025, many people expected a large shift to Windows 11. However, Microsoft offering a free year of security updates for Windows 10 may have reduced the number of people who immediately upgraded.
Microsoft is facing criticism due to the slow adoption of Windows 11, even though it’s normal for some people to stick with an older operating system like Windows 10. While some users always take time to upgrade, Windows 11 isn’t being embraced as quickly as Microsoft had hoped.
Microsoft is trying to make Windows more proactive and AI-driven, but this change hasn’t been well-received. Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft AI, added to the controversy by expressing surprise that people aren’t more impressed with the AI features on Windows.
Some users have criticized Windows 11 for displaying ads that take up the entire screen and for frequently promoting Microsoft’s paid services.
Now that Windows 10 is no longer supported, people who are still using it will likely either upgrade to Windows 11 or buy new computers that already have it installed.
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2025-12-03 17:09