Feedback on the initial Windows 10 icon changes has already been largely negative, and these upcoming tweaks will likely generate even more discussions. The blue-and-green user interface was dubbed 'Fisher-Price' back in 2001, only to be loved by the masses and still used widely 14 years on.

The reaction has been similar to when Microsoft first introduced its Luna visual style to Windows XP. The running theme is flat, simplistic, basic icons that are very colorful. Microsoft appears to be refreshing all the aging icons with 'modern' versions. The Recycle Bin isn’t the only icon that’s getting an overhaul. I recreated the simple shape in less than a minute in Fresh Paint, and the result is equally impressive (it sucks). The new Windows 10 version, revealed earlier this month by Chinese site IT Home, looks like someone created it using Microsoft Paint. Microsoft has tweaked its Recycle Bin several times during the Windows lifetime, but it kept the same Windows 7 version for the Windows 8 release. One obvious change is the Recycle Bin icon that sits on the desktop. Microsoft is preparing to release an updated Windows 10 Technical Preview with a series of updates to the operating system’s iconography. Windows 10 looks like it might finally address concerns over aging iconography, but the new replacements are a startling mix of bright colors and simplicity. Whether it was the lack of icons to identify key folders on the Windows Vista Start Menu, numerous quirky icons for error messages, or even the mix of modern and old icons in Windows 8 - Microsoft has always failed to fully fix its icon issues.

Windows fans have complained about Microsoft’s use of iconography for years.

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