Comparing Windows 7 vs Windows 10 Icons!

In this video I'll be comparing the various icons of Windows 7 and Windows 10. There's definitely some differences with the UI design!

Music provided by Monstercat:
Darren Styles - Us Against The World

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[eternallfrost]

Windows 10's icons are simple and modern whilst Windows 7's icons are realistic and Aero themed

[mr_debugger]

Windows 10 focuses on simplicity, but Windows 7 focuses on detail

[Carelessgaming]

I like windows 7 icons because they are more realistic and aero themed

[Kgr]

Fact: Windows 7 icons remain the same in Windows 8 and 8.1

[lokeshmohanty]

Man, i just just LOVE windows 7 for the attention to detail and aero beauty.

[seantriple]

Windows 10 is better at design, windows 7 better at detail.

[winitdc]

You got two things wrong: the Windows 10 Notepad and Paint icons are the same as Windows 7. They're actually from 11

[khoi]

Next video: Comparing Windows XP vs Windows 7 Icons!

[MikeyMandFluffyMainProductions]

As both, a Windows 10 user AND a Windows 7 user, I can confirm that these are 101% accurate to the real icons (no joke)

[maximilianorojas]

Windows 10 icons are simple, modern and minimalist, while Windows 7's are realistic and with Aero theme. In my opinion, both are very good.

[GERALD_]

Both are good, but windows 7 got more that lighting effect

[jayster.]

Windows 7 is the best with icons, but Windows 10 is more updated than 7 but 7 has better, detailed icons and is nostalgic now. Both operating systems are great Windows 7 being a better version of Vista, and 10 being a combination of 7 and 8.

[anicetune]

Win 7 icon - a beautiful piece of art
Win 10 icon - a blank sheet of paper

Everyone - hmm, which is better? 🤔

[generixer]

Wrong Paint and Notepad icons. The Microsoft Store version (which uses these icons) is available only for Windows 11, not Windows 10.

[American_Mappin]

Id rather Windows 7/vista/xp ui/icons over 10/11 because the older ones looked so much better.

[dominic]

I'm bumping to the song. Awesome!

[nguyenmanh]

Windows 10 icon that look like Windows 11 icons:
0:51 Calculator
0:58 Paint🎨
1:04 Calendar🗓
1:10 Media Player
2:20 Notepad🗒

[LucasPestana]

I like the simpler forms 10's icons, however I miss the carefully crafted details in 7's.
My opinion: the landscape shown in the photo icon in 7 looks amazing, while the more minimalistic one of 10 pales in comparison (and the über simplification in 11, where it's become just a triangle and a circle… ugh, as in ugh-gly).
On the other hand, the video icon, in my opinion, was improved from 7 to 10, and the loss of excessive detail was welcome to my eyes.

I really prefer the flatter folder icons of Windows 10 compared to Vista/7/8/8.1; I never liked them! Heck, even the Windows XP ones are better. (Windows 11 feels like it's trying to imitate both XP in design, in a "going back to the roots" move, and modern macOS's trademark blue folders.)

Finally, something I've always disliked was the curved reflection thing -- shaped like this: ︵ -- in the middle of so many mid-2000s Windows and Mac OS X icons (visible in icons like these: 🖥️ 🛡️ ⚠️ 🧭). Good riddance this fad has gone away!

[hirotoball]

Windows 7 icons are More Realistic but 10's Icons Look More Nostalagic

[louytrtrttrt]

i wish we could fully customize windows 10 to the point where it would basically be windows 7