| 1990–2001 | 1995–2010 | 2001–2006 | 2006–2015 | 2013 (unused) |
| 2013–2015 | 2014-2015 (unused) | 2015–present | 2020–present | |
Sound Recorder[]
1990-2001[]
Used in Windows 3.0 and 3.1.
1995–2010[]
Used in Windows 9x (95, 98, ME).
2001–2014[]

Used in Windows XP.
2006–2023[]

Used in Windows Vista, 7 8, and 8.1.
2013 (unused)[]
Used in Windows 8.1 Builds 9364-9405.
Since Windows 8.1 Build 9405, Sound Recorder would use its final icon.
2013–2023[]
In Windows 8.1 another version of Sound Recorder would be introduced as an App in the Windows Store.
2014-2015 (unused)[]
Used in Windows 10 Builds 9913-10158.
Voice Recorder[]
2015–present[]
Used in Windows 10.
2020–present[]

Used in Windows 10 and 11. The name changed back to Sound Recorder on the Microsoft Store, but is still Voice Recorder on Windows 10.