Valve's monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey results are now out, revealing a somewhat puzzling picture for Windows 11. According to Valve, Microsoft's latest operating system took a massive nosedive in March 2023 and went from 30% to a much less impressive 22.41% mark. Windows 10, on the other hand, increased its market share to 73.59% (+10.49 points).

Valve picks users randomly and allows declining participation in the survey. The primary goal is to provide a platform average picture and help developers tailor their games and technology investments. The survey is never 100% accurate.

Windows 11 and 10 combined hold 96.36% of Steam users. Although older Windows versions no longer receive any support from Microsoft, some customers continue accessing Steam from machines running Windows 7 and 8.1. However, Steam will soon cut off those people from the platform—Valve recently announced plans to stop supporting Steam on now-dead Windows versions.

Windows 10 64-bit - 73.95% (+10.49)
Windows 11 - 22.41% (-7.92)
Windows 7 64-bit - 1.06% (-0.54)
Windows 8.1 64-bit - 0.20% (-0.19)
Windows 7 32-bit - 0.05% (-0.06)

Posted: Apr 05, 2023 1:53 pm
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Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11s-market-share-on-steam-takes-a-massive-nosedive/