Second wave of Windows 10 usage growth crests

Windows 10 passed a pair of milestones over the last two weekends, breaking the 10% usage share bar 10 days ago, then the 11% mark on Sunday, according to measurements by Irish analytics firm StatCounter.

More importantly to Microsoft's plans for the new OS, Windows 10's growth has kicked back into a higher gear, pushing week-over-week gains to a level not seen since late August.

By Monday, 90 days after Windows 10's July 29 debut, the operating system's usage share -- an indication of online activity because it's based on website page views -- had topped 10% on two occasions and edged above 11% once.

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