On June 24th, 2021, Windows 11 was unveiled at a Microsoft event, meaning that the operating system just turned five yesterday.
However, it wasn’t until October 5th, 2021, that the general public could download the final production-ready version, and by no means everyone felt it was an improvement on Windows 10.
Among other things, the high system requirements were criticized, as was the fact that the operating system only released in a 64-bit version. Consequently, there were plenty of users who couldn’t even upgrade to Windows 11 despite wanting to.
Otherwise, the main complaints centered on the revamped user interface—and five years on, Microsoft still hasn’t got all the details sorted out regarding the Start menu, File Explorer and so on.
Currently, Windows 11 has a market share of 75.15 percent in the United States, while 22.50 percent continue to stick with Windows 10.
Perhaps overall user sentiment regarding Windows 11 will improve in the coming years if Microsoft can deliver on its secret project to fix what users hate most and return to what matters most: better stability for Windows and faster performance while scaling back AI features.
