PC demand in Europe and Asia Pacific countries has started recovering recently and Asustek Computer has even seen its notebooks suffering from shortages in Europe, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing Asustek CEO Jerry Shen.

Shen said that Europe's previous poor performance was because Microsoft's subsidies for inexpensive notebooks expired and Russia suffered from a sharp currency depreciation, but the related issues have dramatically improved recently, the paper noted.

With Windows 10's launch, clients in Europe have turned more aggressive on placing orders as consumers in the region prefer to directly purchase Windows 10-based PC products. Meanwhile, orders from clients in Asia Pacific have also been increasing as inventories have already dropped below the safety level, the paper added.