It would seem that Microsoft is failing to increase confidence among Windows 11 users after a recent survey shows a significant portion are not seeing any real improvements. One has to wonder if Microsoft’s engineers are on the other side of Windows, looking in at its users who continue to experience the woes of updates breaking features or adding problems instead of being in the room with them when things go awry. It’s been almost a year since Windows 10 was sunset, and in that time it would be difficult to track the number of issues that have come up for the current OS; according to a survey by TechPowerUp, most are not buying it that things are getting better despite a promise from Microsoft to improve.
Over 33,000 TechPowerUp users participated in the survey which shows nearly half at 44% not noticing any real changes but what’s worse is that only slightly less at 38% feel the OS is actually getting worse. These are hardly the results one would want to see after the promise from MS to improve Windows 11. Roughly just 12% of those surveyed felt things have truly improved, and all this is happening at a time when Linux is gaining traction among gamers, primarily thanks to Valve’s Proton with its Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and the myriad of clones of each in the gaming handheld and desktop sectors. Microsoft said that it is continuing to listen to feedback from users, but one has to wonder if it is confusing hearing with listening; to be fair, there have been some gains made recently. MS has been attempting to optimize Windows 11 for 8GB systems while also improving load times and performance on lower-end hardware. However, Microsoft will need to work hard in the forthcoming year if it doesn’t want to lose more ground following what has technically been a debacle of missteps in 2026. Interestingly enough, talk of Windows 12 has largely been absent this year following rumors in 2025 that it could be Microsoft’s first subscription OS. At this point, execs and investors should be paying closer attention to surveys such as this if they hope to follow through with such a strategy for the next OS.
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