After a somewhat lukewarm reception for Windows 8, Microsoft returned to the drawing board during the development of Windows 10. They have fixed the biggest problems several had with Windows 8, but the tier still does not feel completely finished with a unified user interface throughout the operating system.
The refresh of Windows 10 has, among other things, led to new Office icons, as well as the fact that most Microsoft apps have been given a new look, and now it seems that Microsoft is taking on Windows File Explorer, which has not really happened much in recent years.
In an update to the Windows testers this week, new icons appeared in File Explorer. The icons for Pictures, Music, Desktop, Downloads, Video and Documents have been properly overhauled and are of the colorful variety.
The Windows C: disk has also been given a new icon and so have the icons in the left margin, as well as the Recycle Bin.
Below you can see how the appearance of Windows File Explorer has been updated this week with “old” on the right and new on the left.
New icons disk disk and trash in Windows 10.
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How to update the icons in Windows File Explorer.
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Sun Valley
The updated Windows icons are part of a larger overhaul of the user interface that Microsoft is working on, and which is expected to be available to Windows 10 users through an update this fall.
The update is code-named “Sun Valley” and will unite the user interface in Windows 10 with a more modern and consistent expression across the board.
Note, however, that the icon change is still in the test stage and may be changed until launch.
More things are coming
Other improvements to Windows 10 that you can expect to see this year are rounded corners, both in apps and context menus, and that both the start menu and the action center are further updated.
According to Windows Latest you can expect a “floating” start menu that does not blend in with the taskbar. Windows Central writes however, users can choose which one they want to use under settings.
For example, you can wait to see elements from Windows 10X, which is also expected during the year, drip over to Windows 10. Among other things, the action center will be more similar to that in Windows 10X.
The Action Center in Windows 10X will probably be similar in Windows 10. Photo: Screenshot / Windows Central view more
