This year Microsoft σχεδιάζει να προσφέρει μια «σαρωτική οπτική αναζωογόνηση» των Windows 10 με το project Sun Valley. Προς το παρόν θα επιτρέψει μια πρώτη ματιά στους επίσημους δοκιμαστές του λειτουργικού συστήματος που είναι εγγεγραμμένοι στο πρόγραμμα Insider.
Update the look of Windows 10 with code name “Sun Valley” It will reportedly arrive in October / November and there are reports suggesting that the update will reach RTM (version under construction) status in June. In the latest preview versions, we were able to see new icons that have changed since the Windows 95 era.
In addition to new icons for Explorer folders files and system apps, Microsoft is also revamping icons from the Windows 95 era, such as the sleep screen and floppy disks. These new icons more closely mimic the icons already in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Launcher, and other products.
The preview version comes with a set of new icons for folders / options / buttons in the Shell32.DLL file, the main shell unit found in all versions of the operating system released after Windows 95. In the next feature update, some of these icons of course and will take the new form.
New icons (left) and old icons (right)
As you can see in the screenshot above that compares the icons of Windows 10 Sun Valley Update with the Windows 10 October 2020 update, Microsoft has updated the icons for various folders in Shell32.DLL. This includes hibernation mode, globe, networking, floppy disks, etc.
In recent preview versions, Microsoft has modified many applications, folders, and settings with more colorful icons, so this is not a big surprise. Icons for other important folders (This Computer, Recycle Bin, Documents, etc.) have already been modified in the preview versions.
However, there are still many icons that need to be changed. For example, the preview version still uses the old tree icon for the WinDirStat, a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup included in various versions of Windows 10.
Windows 10 Sun Valley Edition is expected to have rounded corners, more features Fluent Design, a true dark mode experience, as well as other features, so the desktop may look very different from the current version of Windows 10.
