Download New Icons from Windows 10 Build 21343

Here you can download new icons from Windows 10 Build 21343 and apply them in older Windows versions. A few days ago Microsoft surprised users with the new icons in the Insider Preview build 21343.

Microsoft will update classic Windows icons in version 21H2, that is coming in the second half of the 2021. Many built-in Store apps have already got new colorful icons, and now it is time for File Explorer and the shell.

Most of its icons now have a new look. This includes custom folders, discs, and some buttons. Some icons come in different styles to blend well with the dark theme. There is also a new trash icon.

Most new icons can be found in Shell32.dll and Imageres.dll files. We have extracted the icons from those files to ICO files, so you can now apply the icons in previous Windows 10 version, or even in an older release like Windows 8 or Windows 7.

Download New Icons from Windows 10 Build 21343

1. Click on this link: Download Icons in ZIP file.
2. Unblock the downloaded file.
3. Double-click on the file to open in File Explorer.
4. Copy both Shell32 and Imageres files out of the ZIP folder (Ctrl+C).
5. Paste them to some other location (Ctrl+V). The icons will take 20Mb on your drive.

Now you can use the icons for desktop shortcuts and customizations. The icons are really nice.

Microsoft’s Windows 10 feature update, scheduled for the second half of this year, should bring some big visual changes to the OS, and it’s codenamed Sun Valley.

While Microsoft hasn’t explicitly said this on its blog, you can assume that not all of them will be final. For example, Microsoft brought back the trash can icon when Windows 10 was in preview and had to change it again due to noise from testers. All of this will be based on users’ feedback.

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Download File Explorer Icon from Windows 10 Build 18298

File Explorer is the default file management application which comes bundled with every modern version of Windows. It allows the user to perform all basic file operations like copy, move, delete, rename and so on. Windows 10 Build 18298 introduces a new File Explorer icon.

During the development of Windows 10, Microsoft was updating folders icons, control panel icons and system app icons several times.

The first build with the new Explorer icon was Windows 10 build 9841:

The application got a dark yellow icon:

The next major update happened in Windows 10 build 9926, where the icon became bright yellow:

Microsoft was heavily criticized for making these icons:

So after a couple of builds, Windows 10 got a new, more polished icon with a softer yellow color, which looks similar to the modern icon:

Windows 10 build 10130 had the following icon:

In Windows 10 build 10158, Microsoft mixed the updated icon from build 10130 with the «old» icon from build 9926, so the resulting icon had the shape of the icon from build 9926, however, it had the colors and size from build 10130’s Explorer icon:

The same icon is used in Insider Preview build 14352.

A new icon also appeared in Windows 10 build 14328:

The icon was almost colorless similar to the modern icons Microsoft is using for Universal apps:

While the icon was good for blending in with Universal apps in the Start menu, most users seem to have sent negative feedback about this new icon. So, in Windows 10 build 14352, the previous colorful icon has made its return:

Finally, Windows 10 Build 18298, that represents the upcoming version Windows 10 «19H1», comes with an updated File Explorer icon with a darker yellow color. It is less flat, looks more like a classic 3D icon.

If you like this new icon, you can download it here:

You will find both *.ico and *.png files in the zip archive.

Just for the sake of comparison, here is the Explorer icon used in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1:

And here is the Windows XP icon: Now you: Tell us which icon is your favorite icon for File Explorer?

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7 thoughts on “ Download File Explorer Icon from Windows 10 Build 18298 ”

Wasn’t there a File Explorer icon for Windows Vista? I could swear that Windows Vista had a much different icon than Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8.x

Windows Vista had the same File Explorer icon as Windows 7 and 8.1. I think the reason you remember it much differently, was because the User Document Library Icons had Green Glass Folders (Regular folders were still yellow) in Windows Vista. They were then changed to Yellow solid ones in 7.

Yes kinda different. A mix of XP icon size with 7 look coz Vista doesn’t have the big taskbar icons.

Windows Vista’s Explorer icon simply used a computer icon. That was before Windows 7’s file explorer icon was made.

And so, the ugly “Flat Experiment” is coming to an end. Let the depth be embraced once again!
I can’t wait for all store apps to lose their ugly squares and receive 3D icons, as shown in the Office 365 icon video.

Please excuse my ignorance: how can I change the icon for the File Explorer?

i like the windows 7 one the best, is there a tweak to change the file explorer icon to the old windows 7 one?

Microsoft выпустила новые системные иконки для Windows 10 в программе тестирования

Microsoft продолжает работать над тем, чтобы сделать Windows 10 более современной операционной системой во всех отношениях. До сих пор она уделяла мало внимание используемым по умолчанию системным значкам.

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Теперь компания собирается исправить это упущение и последняя сборка для инсайдеров Windows представляет новый пакет системных значков, предлагая пользователям системы с более современным внешним видом и ощущением.

Основанные на стиле Fluent Design, который Microsoft использовала для преобразование внешнего вида Windows 10 в целом, новые системные значки поставляются вместе с новым шрифтом.

«Внимательные участники программы предварительной оценки Windows заметят, что многие системные значки в этой сборке были обновлены и теперь требованиям Fluent Design. Эта сборка включает в себя также новый шрифт Segoe Fluent Icons. Области системы, где применяются ресурсы Segoe MDL2, вроде меню «Пуск» и приложения «параметры», будут использовать значки нового дизайна. Они имеют более округлый и упрощённый вид», поясняет Microsoft.

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Когда значки из нового набора станут доступными для остальных пользователей? Никто не знает точной даты, поскольку улучшения, которые Microsoft сейчас проверяет в рамках программы тестирования, не имеют окончательного срока релиза.

Ожидается, что наиболее заметные изменения системы войдут в состав Windows 10 версии 21H2, которая должна выйти во второй половине года. Сейчас на очереди версия Windows 10 21H1. Уже давно известно, что это всего лишь небольшой пакет улучшений с упором на внутренние доработки. Таким образом, следующее большое обновление должно быть выпущено осенью, скорее всего в октябре или ноябре.

Windows 10 is getting new File Explorer icons as part of a visual overhaul

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Microsoft is giving the File Explorer inside Windows 10 a visual overhaul with new icons. The software giant has started rolling out a test build of Windows 10 that includes changes to the system icons you’ll find in File Explorer, including the Recycle Bin, Documents folders, and devices like disk drives.

“Several changes, such as the orientation of the folder icons and the default file type icons, have been made for greater consistency across Microsoft products that show files,” says Amanda Langowski, Microsoft’s Windows Insider chief. “Notably, the top-level user folders such as Desktop, Documents, Downloads, and Pictures have a new design that should make it a little easier to tell them apart at a glance.”

The new Recycle Bin icon. Image: Microsoft

Perhaps daringly, Microsoft also notes that “and yes, the Recycle Bin icon has also been updated!” — a clear nod to some changes the company tried to make to the Recycle Bin in the past that didn’t go down well with Windows users.

These icon changes are fairly minor in the grand scheme of Windows, but they’re part of a broader effort inside Microsoft to modernize Windows. Microsoft unveiled new system icons for Windows 10 earlier this month, and the company previously updated some of its Windows 10 icons last year with colorful versions and also tweaked the Start menu to make it more streamlined.

Microsoft’s new File Explorer icons. Image: Microsoft

Microsoft is also planning a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows,” codenamed “Sun Valley.” The company is expected to detail its visual plans and more about the future of Windows in the coming months as part of a dedicated news event.

The icon updates will arrive alongside some tweaks to the layout of File Explorer, too. Microsoft is adding additional padding between elements in File Explorer, and there will be a compact mode to return to the classic File Explorer mode. The updated view is a little more touch-optimized and complements the new icons.

Download File Explorer Icon from Windows 10 Build 18298

File Explorer Icon from Windows 10 Build 18298.

The File Explorer icon from Windows 10 Build 18298, both the *.ico and *.png files.

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