Windows 10 EOL Spurs Big Wave Of PC Upgrades And It’s Just The Beginning

PC shipments across the globe grew a sizable 8.1% year-over-year in the third quarter of the 2025, driven in large part by a rash of upgrades ahead of Microsoft ending free support for Windows 10, according to Counterpoint Research. Oddly enough, “evolving U.S. import tariff polices” also played a role in PC shipments experiencing healthy
