2010–2012 | 2011 (unused) | 2011 (unused) | 2011 (unused) | 2011 (unused) | 2011 (unused) |
2011 (unused) | 2012–2015 | 2015–present | 2020 (unused) | 2021–present |
Settings[]
2010–2012[]
Used in Windows Phone 7-8.1.
Immersive Control Panel[]
2011 (unused)[]
The Immersive Control Panel was first seen in Public Preliminary Demonstrations of Windows 8 in 2011.
2011 (unused)[]
A new icon for the Immersive Control Panel was added in Windows 8 Build 8032.
2011 (unused)[]
A new icon for the Immersive Control Panel was added in the Windows 8 Developer Preview.
System Settings[]
2011 (unused)[]
In Windows 8 Build 8148, the Immersive Control Panel was renamed to System Settings.
PC Settings[]
2011 (unused)[]
In Windows 8 Build 8155, System Settings was renamed to its final name, PC Settings.
2011 (unused)[]
In Windows 8 Build 8172, PC settings would update its icon.
2012–2015[]
Windows Settings was first introduced in the mainline Windows operating systems as PC settings in Windows 8.
Windows Settings[]
2015–present[]
Used in Windows 10.
2020 (unused)[]
This logo was originally designed for Windows 10X, but with the cancellation of said release it would no longer be used. However, a modified version of this logo was used in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022.
2021–present[]
Used in Windows 11.