Microsoft is giving Windows 10 a fresh coat of paint. But it’s not just getting a touch-up — Microsoft is doing all the fine details, getting under the switch plates and sanding the molding.

Microsoft is finally ditching the old Windows 95-era icons you often find in Windows 10. It’s part of a visual overhaul to Windows planned for later this year.

Just in time for Ugly Sweater Day (this year’s Ugly Sweater Day falls on December 18), Microsoft has put out three sweaters themed off of Windows XP, Windows 95 and MS Paint.

Since Windows 95, Microsoft has been storing their system icons for folders, devices, settings, control panels, and applications in the C:\Windows\System32\Shell32.dll file.

c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll Windows 10 “Sun Valley” will do away with Windows 95 era icons The results are more subtle than you might expect from a 25+ year visual update.

Exactly 25 years ago, Microsoft launched the revolutionary Windows 95 operating system. Though I am just a youngster, I still remember using Windows 95 to play Oregon Trail, draw in MS Paint, and ...