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Jess Kinghorn

Reports of Windows 10's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated as 29% of Steam users still cling on

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Windows 10 operating system logo is displayed on a laptop screen for illustration photo. Gliwice, Poland on January 23, 2022.

As of October 14, 2025, Windows 10 is effectively dead. Well, unless you paid $30 for Extended Security Updates until October 2026…Or you happen to live in the European Economic Area, in which case you'll get those updates for free. But otherwise, Windows 10 is as dead as a doornail, right? Wrong, according to the latest Steam survey.

The November edition of Steam's Hardware & Software survey reveals that Windows 10 is still clinging to life, with 29.06% of its user base still gaming on that OS. That's down by only 2.08% compared to October, with Windows 11 scooping up most of these defectors.

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