The new icon is identical to the Copilot one, instead of the blue and purple Microsoft 365 icon that’s used right now. Microsoft has been struggling with its Copilot branding recently.

Microsoft Office is rolling out new app icon designs for the first time in five years. Icons for apps such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint will sport a more simplified look, Microsoft said in a ...

Microsoft has new icons in the works for some of its most famous apps. The tech giant is asking for feedback on icons for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and several other Microsoft apps.

Most notably however, Friedman declared the move for Office 365 is just the start of an effort to update all icons across Microsoft's Windows operating system, as noted by Thurrott.

The Microsoft 365 icon on the taskbar was put in so users can click it and get access to all of those apps. If you are using the Microsoft Edge version of the extension. here's how to remove it: ...