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WINDOWS 10 enterprise adoption will increase dramatically throughout the next year, according to a new Gartner survey.
Windows 10 is expected to enjoy a serious boost in enterprise this year, according to new survey data.
The Gartner survey claims that 85 per cent of businesses will have migrated to Windows 10 by the end of 2017.
This migration is expected to be faster than any previous operating system adoption, it noted.
Gartner surveyed more than 1,000 professionals directly involved with Windows 10 migration in businesses across the United States, UK, France, China, India, and Brazil.
The average time spent evaluating and deploying Windows 10 has dropped from 23 months in 2015 to 21 months in 2016, Gartner found.
The sudden surge in upgrades is most likely due to the security improvements offered by the latest Microsoft desktop operating system.
According to Gartner, some 49 per cent of enterprises cited security as the primary driver.
Gartner Research Director Ranjit Atwal said: "Organisations recognise the need to move to Windows 10.
"Large businesses are either already engaged in Windows 10 upgrades or have delayed upgrading until 2018.
"This likely reflects the transition of legacy applications to Windows 10 or replacing those legacy applications before Windows 10 migration takes place."
The latest blockbuster Windows 10 update, dubbed Creators Update, rolled-out worldwide earlier this month.
The update includes a number of feature targeted at business users, including improvements to Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection designed to protect users against network attacks.
Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed that its next major Windows 10 update would arrive in Autumn.
Microsoft confirmed it would be committed to a predictable twice-per-year feature release schedule.
Each Windows 10 feature release will be serviced and supported for 18 months.
This is consistent with Microsoft's current Windows 10 approach, but adds further clarity and predictability to organisations by aligning with Office 365 ProPlus.
In addition, System Center Configuration Manager will support this new aligned update model for Office 365 ProPlus and Windows 10, making both easier to deploy and keep up to date.
Speaking about the new updates, Microsoft posted on its official blog: "We’re thrilled that Windows 10 continues to be the fastest-adopted version of Windows ever, with more than 400 million monthly active devices and ever growing adoption in the enterprise.
"Our customers tell us a big part of that is because Windows 10 is the most secure version of Windows ever released and they see greater economic impact of their investment.
"A key part of that economic impact is staying current with Windows 10 with feature and security updates.
"This approach has made large-scale, costly wipe-and-replace Windows deployments every few years a thing of the past."
Along with the news of regular updates, Microsoft has just revealed why it believed users should switch to its Edge browser.
The latest head-to-head video pits the latest version of Edge, which is included as part of the new Windows 10 Creators Update, against Chrome and Firefox running on three identical Surface Book laptops.
According to Microsoft, Firefox managed to get seven hours of video-looping before it flatlined, Chrome passed the nine hour mark, and Microsoft Edge lasted for an impressive 12-and-a-half hours.
Using an open-source test called BrowserEfficiencyTest, which Microsoft built in-house, the company discovered that its own Edge web browser uses some 31 per cent less power than Google Chrome.