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Windows 7 Is Booming Again: Killed by Microsoft in 2020, the “Dead” OS Is Making a Wild Comeback Around the World

Despite being officially discontinued by Microsoft in 2020, Windows 7 is experiencing a dramatic resurgence in user adoption across several global markets. According to fresh data from StatCounter, ...
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Windows 7 doubles its market share in two months, StatCounter data shows

Windows 10 hits end-of-support in October, driving upgrades and new PC Windows 11 installs. Windows 11 overtook Windows 10 in July and sits at around 50.7% global usage in September. Windows 7 doubled ...
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Whoa! Windows 7’s market share surged, tripling in users last month

Every month, Statcounter publishes market share figures for the various Windows versions, but this month’s figures are something special. In September 2025, an ancient Windows version that hasn’t been ...
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Steam is running on Windows 7 again, thanks to a fan-made backport

In context: Despite being released many moons ago, Windows 7 continues to be remembered fondly by millions of users. In fact, some people are still using the old operating system for gaming tasks. Now ...