The logo was commissioned by Brad Silverberg, a Senior VP at Microsoft. According to Silverberg, the right part of the logo is a window, while the left part of the logo conveys motion.

Used in Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1. It was called "Computer" in Windows Vista, 7 and 8 but however in 8.1 the name changed to "This PC" whilst the icon remained unchanged

In 2009, several prototype wallpapers were created for Microsoft's then-new operating system, Windows 7. 4 concepts were discovered so far, all of them containing the Windows logo, with …

This logo was not officially used by Microsoft in advertising (where the default Windows logo was used) nor in the OS (where the Windows 8 logo was used), so it was seldom seen.

On computers with UEFI firmware, the Windows logo is replaced with the logo of the computer/motherboard manufacturer. On other machines, only the Windows symbol is shown …

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 …

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Used in Windows Longhorn Builds 5048-5472. While no longer officially used in the operating system, this icon's alternate variant can still be found within System32's...

Used in Windows Vista build 5268. This icon was used on Windows 7 Build 7000, which was launched on January 7, 2009 Used in Windows 10 builds 9807-9913. Used in Windows 10 …

While this logo was mostly replaced in 2018, it was used as the icon for Roblox Player until 2019, and was also used for the Roblox app on Windows 10 until 2022.