Comment by smusamashah
1 day ago
Can we have icons like these again please.
I started from Windows 98 and always loved the icons. They actually represented the application and purpose. These days they are more focused on looking modern. Lots of times they are not even distinguishable between each other.
C:\Windows\System32\moricons.dll is still available, you can set them on shortcuts in Properties with the "Change icon" button.
Moricons.dll had icons for various DOS programs like word perfect.
The icons used in desktop are/were in progman.exe, shell32.dll and control.exe (IIRC, it was a long time ago).
Raymond Chen has more on this:
What were the MS-DOS programs that Windows used the progman.exe stock icons for?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250506-00/?p=11...
What were the intended uses of those icons in moricons.dll?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250505-00/?p=11...
Indeed! The UI in general is more intuitive compared with mod flat bs.