After making a notable jump in January 2024, Windows 11 lost some of its gaming audience, at least according to Valve. The company published the results of its monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey, showing platform-average software and hardware preferences among those regularly playing PC games.
The February 2024 report shows that Windows 11 is installed on 41.96% of all users who agreed to share their PC specs with Valve. That is a 2.28-point decrease over one month and a 9.9-point increase year-over-year. Remember that participation in the survey is optional, plus Valve randomly selects its participants. Therefore, the data is not 100% accurate, but it is enough to show platform-average results and general trends.
As for Windows 10, it is still number one, even though the gap between the two operating systems is steadily closing. In February 2024, Windows 10 gained 2.76 points on Steam, returning to 54.19%. Of course, there are still those who access Steam on older and now-unsupported Windows versions. 64-bit Windows 7 has 0.57% (-0.02) and 64-bit Windows 8.1 has 0.09% (-0.04).
1️⃣ Windows 10 - 54.19% (+2.76)
2️⃣ Windows 11 - 41.96% (-2.28)
3️⃣ Windows 7 - 0.57% (-0.02)
4️⃣ Windows 8.1 - 0.09% (-0.04)
Overall, Windows holds 96.91% of all Steam users (+0.39).
Here is what was happening on the hardware side in February 2024.
You can find more information
on the official Steam website.
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