Microsoft tells us Windows 11 has hit a billion users — and if you're confused because you thought it was a failing OS, here's what's going on

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• Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users
• It achieved this four months faster than Windows 10
• You might be confused as to how this has happened, given other recent stats, and the online negativity around Windows 11 – but there are clear enough reasons here

Windows 11 has hit a billion users, Microsoft has announced, and its newest operating system achieved that feat considerably faster than Windows 10.