| 1995–2004 | 
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2006–2017 |
| 1995–2004 | 1998–2010 | 2001–2014 | 2006–2017 |
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2015–present | 
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| 2009–present | 2012–present | 2015–present | 2019–present |
Windows Explorer
1995–1998
Used in Windows 95 and NT 4.0.
1998–2001
Used in Windows 98, 2000, and ME.
2001–2006
Used in Windows XP.
2009–2012
Used in Windows 7.
File Explorer
2012–2015
Used in Windows 8 and 8.1, the icon remain same and only name changed from Windows Explorer to File Explorer.
2014–2015 (unused)
Used in early Windows 10 beta (Windows Technical Preview).
2015–2019
Used in Windows 10 RTM until October 2018 Update (last version to include this icon). Still used in Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC.
2019–present
Used in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. The icon has been darkened to accommodate the new light theme in Windows 10.[1]
2020 (upcoming)
This has been used for Windows 10X
