Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9926 comes with a collection of new icons, and as we could all see in the leaked screenshots of new builds, more new icons are expected to be introduced very soon.

Basically, Microsoft opted to change the icons in search of a fresh and modern look, but there are plenty of people out there who claim that all these new icons are actually very ugly and the company would better stick to the previous design.

To find out what you think about these icons, we asked you to tell us your opinion and the messages we've received in the last couple of days pretty much speak for themselves. There are only few users who think that these icons look good, but the majority wants Microsoft to change them before the final version of the operating system comes out.

“I stopped testing because of the icons”

So, let's see what we got. First of all, there's our reader Bobo, who thinks that all these icons are “a bad joke.”

“For something that is released in 2015, yes they are like some bad joke. A nightmare. What you look at most when you use a windows computer are the icons and the file explorer. In windows 10 both are absolutely hideous, for the lack of a worse word,” he says.

Then, there’s pluizebol, who says that, because of the icons, he removed Windows 10 from his computer. Ouch, that's harsh!

“I immediately stopped testing the new OS when I saw the new icons in build 9926 ! I will NEVER adopt this on my desktop screens,” he writes.

Others think that the new icons do not look fresh and modern at all, but pretty ancient. They would better fit Windows XP, Softpedia reader Moteca says.

“Yes Win10 icons looking like old custom icons that was released during WinXP generation. The MS team wanted to do innovation and creativity with start menu but this just a step backward. It is flat down looking for the entire GUI not just the icons.”

“They're just different”

On our Google Plus posting, Saul Borquez opines that some think they're ugly just because all icons are different, while Christopher Cooke says that “boring” would be a better term to describe them.

And yet, Jason Buckman believes that Microsoft shouldn't be criticized for this new set of icons.

“I don't think they're bad at all. They're icons. Who cares?" he concludes.

Keep in mind that this is still a Technical Preview build and the icons we see here might not make it to the final version of Windows 10, so if you do express your opinion on this design, you might manage to convince Microsoft to bring in new icons after all.