Microsoft is preparing for the update "Sun Valley” (aka 21H2) with new: menu Start, Action Center, rounded corners and many other improvements.
In the context of its renewal Windows 10 Sun Valley, Microsoft also brings new icons (Fluent Design) for the File folders Explore, in the Recycle Bin and more.
These new Fluent Design icons for basic Microsoft folders and applications were discovered in the preview versions of Windows 10.
As you can see in the screenshot above, Microsoft is testing redesigned icons for the Documents, Downloads, Videos, Music, Recycle Bin, and other folders in File Explorer.
It is worth noting that the main File Explorer icon remains the same because it was updated in May 2020 Update, but could change in upcoming preview releases.
Note that the first update of possibilities for 2021 it will be a small update modifying the Windows Hello settings, not adding new ones possibilities.
The new icons will be released to the general public with the Windows 10 21H2 update, which is expected to be released in the second half of this year.
It is possible that Microsoft is preparing new colorful icons for other older and more modern features of Windows 10.
If you want to try out the new icons now, you should sign up in Windows Insider (Dev Channel) to access all new features.
In the next "redesign" of its icons, then, those (icons) will be a faithful copy of the Linux icons.
The Linux that… the most omniscient in the field of technology, mock (not even knowing in 1/100 of what it provides).