This icon is also used in Windows XP if Display Color quality is set to 16 colors or 256 colors.
2000–2010
Windows 2000 and ME
2001–2014
Windows XP
SVG NEEDED
2004–2005 (unused)
Windows Longhorn
BETTER LOGO NEEDED
2005–2025
Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10
This icon was first seen in build 5270.
2020–present
Windows 10, 10X and 11
This logo was originally designed for Insider Preview of Windows 10 (pre-release of 11) and Windows 10X, but was only used on Windows 11.
The icon is also used on the newly redesigned version of Notepad, exclusively available for Windows 11 users.
Notes: 1 Became independent from 2007–2022, later becoming a Sony Interactive Entertainment subsidiary in 2022 2 Were moved to work on other Microsoft Software departments 3 consolidated 4 Sold to Take-Two Interactive, later being defunct
Notes: 1 Became independent from 2007–2022, later becoming a Sony Interactive Entertainment subsidiary in 2022 2 Were moved to work on other Microsoft Software departments 3 consolidated 4 Sold to Take-Two Interactive, later being defunct
Notes: 1Nokia phone brand licensing was sold to Human Mobile Devices in 2016. The original Nokia company continues to exist. 2Developer Kit hardware was discontinued in 2023. Azure Kinect technologies continued to be licensed to its partners.