File Cabinet[]
1993 (unused)[]
Windows Chicago Usability Tests-Windows Chicago Build 73f[]
1993–1994 (unused)[]
Windows Chicago Builds 73f-89e[]
This icon is just the "My Computer" icon.
Windows Explorer[]
1994 (unused)[]
Windows Chicago Builds 89e-Windows 95 Build 190[]
In Windows Chicago Build 89e, File Cabinet is renamed to Windows Explorer, the program used the "My Computer" icon from the same build.
Since Windows 95 Build 190, Windows Explorer would get its final icon.
1995–2004[]
Windows 95 and NT 4.0[]
1998–2010[]
Windows 98, 2000 and ME[]
2001–2014[]
Windows XP[]
SVG NEEDED |
2005–2017[]
Post-reset Microsoft Longhorn and Windows Vista[]
2008 (unused)[]
Windows 7 up to Build 6956[]
Windows Explorer/File Explorer[]
2009–2023[]
Windows 7[]
In 2012, Windows Explorer was renamed to File Explorer. The icon remains the same, with only the name being changed to File Explorer and the switch from Windows 7 to 8.
File Explorer[]
2014 (unused)[]
Windows 10 Builds 9807-9913[]
This was the first unused icon for Windows 10.
2014–2015 (unused)[]
Windows 10 Builds 9913-10125[]
This is the second unused icon for Windows 10.
2015 (unused)[]
Windows 10 Build 10130[]
SVG NEEDED |
This is the third unused icon for Windows 10.
2015[]
Windows 10 versions 1507 and 1511[]
2016 (unused)[]
Windows 10 build 14328[]
This is the fourth unused icon for Windows 10.
2016–2019[]
Windows 10 versions 1607-1809[]
2018 (unused)[]
Office 365 Icons Video[]
This could be the fifth unused icon for Windows 10 if it was used for said version. This icon resembles only a folder.
2019–present[]
Windows 10[]
SVG NEEDED |
Used since the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. The icon has been darkened to accommodate the new light theme in Windows 10.[1]
2020–2021 (unused)[]
Windows 10 build 19569 and Windows 10X[]
SVG NEEDED |
For Windows 10, this is the sixth and possibly final unused icon for Windows 10.
2021–present[]
Windows 11[]