Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella praised Windows throughout the company's latest earnings call, explaining the operating-system is recording higher monthly usage.

Nadella also says regardless of the alternation in trends in the PC market, the total sales continue to be over the pre-pandemic levels, not to mention, Microsoft is among the firms that are benefitting in the solid interest in new computers.

"Despite a changing marketplace for PCs throughout the quarter, we continue to see more PCs shipped than pre-pandemic, and therefore are taking share. And we are seeing higher monthly using Windows 11 applications, with increased time spent across creative work, collaboration, gaming, media, and writing code, as people rely on the PC because of its unique productivity capabilities, rich interactive experiences, and to stay connected," Nadella said.

The software giant's CEO also praised the adoption of Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, particularly when comparing the quarter's results with the same quarter a year before.

"We're transforming how Windows is experienced and managed with Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. Azure Virtual Desktop monthly active usage increased nearly 60 % year-over-year. One year in, we've seen strong adoption of Windows 365 from organizations in every industry - from Hamburg Commercial Bank and Kyndryl, to the LEGO Group and Schroders - because they use Cloud PCs to rapidly onboard new and temporary employees, and speed M&A integration, while reducing IT costs," Nadella said.

Microsoft Edge growing bigger

Microsoft's CEO also praised Microsoft Edge, as the browser keeps gaining share, especially among consumers.

According to Chromium, the new Microsoft Edge browser can be obtained not only on Windows, but additionally on macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

"We're focused on increasing our share and engagement across Edge, Bing, and our personalized content feed Microsoft Start. Daily content consumption across Start in categories like news, weather, finance, and sports, increased 80 percent since we launched the service one year ago. And Edge continues to gain share as consumers utilize it to save money with this built-in coupon and price comparison features," Nadella says.