But Gartner said the new operating system did not have a significant impact on PC shipments in the quarter, in part because the first Windows 8 devices lacked the excitement of the touch interface found in tablets.
Industry figures are increasingly speaking out about their disappointment over Windows 8. Last week the chief executive of Valve, a leading video games firm that is developing its own console, described the operating system as a "giant sadness".
"It just hurts everybody in the PC business," said Gabe Newell.
Hewlett-Packard regained the top spot from China's Lenovo Group in the quarter, Gartner said, thanks to its strength in the consumer market, which is a stronger driver than corporate sales in the holiday season. However, the Silicon Valley company's shipments did not grow compared to a year ago.
Despite losing the top spot, Lenovo recorded the strongest growth of the top manufacturers, with a 8.2 percent rise in shipments on a year ago.
Dell was in third place, although its sales fell 21 percent year-on-year, while Acer, down 11 percent, was in fourth position.
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