Microsoft has updated the icons used in File Explorer to be the new Fluent icons, and while they look great, there is a tradeoff between design and functionality. Microsoft announced last year that ...

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Although it hasn't always gone smoothly, Windows is undergoing a period of change. It isn't just the way that Windows 10 is being developed and delivered, broken as that may be, Microsoft is also in ...

A bigger Windows design push is coming later this year A bigger Windows design push is coming later this year is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, ...

Microsoft is taking steps toward giving Windows 10 the refreshed design it has long needed. On the same day that new system icons Windows 10 were spotted, the company detailed a modern new font that ...

Microsoft has followed up this week's one billion monthly active user milestone for Windows 10 with a video showing off the new Start Menu without Live Tiles, and new interfaces for File Explorer, ...

Microsoft has started rolling out new icons for Windows 10 from among the 100 new designs it revealed in December. Microsoft says Windows 10 users in the Windows Insider Release Preview ring – the ...

The big picture: Microsoft's monochromatic app icons have spent quite some time in Windows 10, but things are soon set to change for consumers, given that the company started pushing out new colorful ...

Microsoft has started rolling out new Fluent-based icons for Windows 10 apps and system applications to Insiders on the Fast Ring. Starting today with the Windows 10 Mail and Calendar icons, Microsoft ...

Ever noticed an unfamiliar icon on the taskbar—or a familiar one that suddenly looks different? Each icon—and its variation—has a specific meaning, and knowing them helps you quickly spot issues. Here ...