Windows 10 has reached more than 110 million devices

It wasn’t all that long ago that Windows 10 had been installed to less than half as many devices, but now Microsoft is reporting, via the Windows Blog, that the era of Windows 10 is in full swing, having reached more than 110 million devices with their latest operating system.

“In just a few short months, it’s been incredible to see more than 110 million devices already running Windows 10,” said Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group.

That means that in spite of the issues that have surfaced since Windows 10’s release, like indubitable automatic updates, numerous privacy concerns and a few compatibility issues here and there, Microsoft’s free-for-all approach has been a runaway success.

And the scary thing is that this is only the beginning, with Microsoft planning for a relatively long lifetime for its OS – and the Xbox One is about to receive a Windows 10 update of its own, though we can’t wait for that given the performance and functionality improvements its promising.

Throw in the fact that DirectX 12 is a Windows 10-only API and you’ve got a lot more Windows 10-powered devices in the near future. After all, Microsoft is hoping to reach more than a billion devices by the end of it all.

If you’re new to the OS and would like to disable those pesky automatic updates, we’d suggest you check out this guide.