Like Windows XP itself, Microsoft's 'Bliss' image of rolling green hills has aged, and evolved. Here's its story— and what the real-world site looks like today.

The original photo was taken with what's described as a "medium-format" camera. It's an analogue photo originally, captured on film. A full-resolution version of Bliss can be seen here , clocking ...

For people who can't get enough of Bliss or other '90s- and 2000s-era Microsoft stuff, the company has also released a few retro-themed high-resolution wallpapers on its Microsoft Design site.

Yes, “Bliss” is a real photo. O’Rear, who is sometimes known as Chuck, took it using a Mamiya RZ67 camera with color Fuji Film and a tripod in Napa Valley, north of San Francisco, in 1996.

Charles O'Rear is the photographer behind Bliss, the Windows XP image that went on to grace millions of desktops around the world. He discusses the iconic photo and how it will live on as XP fades ...

Amazon Prime Video, the streaming movie division of Amazon.com, has over 200 million subscribers, which makes it one of the largest streaming operations in the world. Like Netflx, Apple TV+, and ...

The original poster replied positively to all the comments and thanked everyone for the praise. Ad Overall, the recreation of the popular Windows XP wallpaper in Minecraft gained a lot of traction ...

Sonoma’s default wallpaper, reminiscent of Windows XP’s famous “Bliss,” showcases Sonoma County’s picturesque mountains. MacOS version 14’s new default wallpaper features animated ...

Someone even has a collection of all the old Windows wallpapers from 2000 onwards, re-scanned in at least HD, if not 4K from Getty Images and other original sources.

Twenty-one years after giving us the iconic wallpaper Bliss, Chuck O'Rear is back with a sequel - Windows' Iconic Wallpaper Created in 90's, 'Bliss', Gets a Sequel ...

Turns out, not only was the Bliss hill real, that high-saturation image apparently wasn't even manipulated. The hill in question was located in Sonoma County, California.