highest adoption for the Fall Creators Update before the April Update

The 1709 version of Windows 10 – aka Fall Creators Update – is installed on 92.1% of computers running the Windows 10 operating system according to AdDuplex figures.

Specialized in Microsoft Store applications and games, this advertising network has compiled data collected on April 25, 2018 and coming from nearly 5,000 applications running its SDK.

With a release started on October 17, the Fall Creators Update is considered by AdDuplex as the Windows 10 update that is spreading " unquestionably the fastest for a long time. "The previous version 1703 (Creators Update) sees its adoption rate drop to 3.2%.

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Of these figures published on a monthly basis, the Fall Creators Update is moving towards a record, even if the Anniversary Update (version 1607) had also reached an adoption rate of 92% at its highest. For the Creators Update, the peak was almost 75%.

Since the Fall Creators Update, Microsoft has committed to a rhythm of two annual releases for major Windows 10 updates, in the fall and in the spring. Last week, and with a little delay on the expected calendar, Microsoft formalized the arrival of the April Update for Windows 10.

As a reminder, this arrival begins today as part of a manual download. Deployment via Windows Update will begin on May 8.