1985–1990 | 1990–1992 | 1992–2006 | 2000-2001 | 2001–2006 | 2005–present | 2020–present |
1985–2001[]
Windows 1.0 and 2.0[]
1990–2001[]
Windows 3.0[]
1992–2006[]
Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, 2000 and ME[]
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[]
BETTER LOGO NEEDED |
2004–2005 (unused)[]
Windows Longhorn[]
BETTER LOGO NEEDED |
2005–present[]
Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10[]
This icon was first seen in build 5270. Notepad was moved to the Microsoft Store as a free download.
2020–present[]
Windows 10, 10X and 11[]
This logo was originally designed for Windows 10X, but was only used on Windows 10 and 11. The icon is also used on the newly redesigned version of Notepad, exclusively available for Windows 11 users.
- A new era of the PC - Windows Blogs (January 26, 2022)