Windows XP shipped with a version measuring just 800 by 600 pixels. Anywho, Inside History has a series of follow up images taken from the same vantage point in 2006, 2020, 2024 and 2025.

Windows XP was an actively supported Microsoft product for 13 years, including five years where it was the newest version available and another three years where it was vastly more popular than ...

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 ...

"Bliss" hill, located in Sonoma, Calif. off Hwy 12, is the subject of one of the world's most viewed photos: Windows XP's default desktop wallpaper (above).

This years' design is based on the classic Windows XP "Bliss" wallpaper; The sweater is available in limited quantities for $75 starting now, with proceeds going to The Nature Conservancy.

This year’s Windows Ugly Sweater is inspired by the Windows XP default wallpaper—the photo of “Bliss” Hill in Sonoma, California, taken in 1996 by National Geographic photographer Charles ...

The latest ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft features the Windows XP “Bliss” desktop image. (Microsoft Photo) The hills are alive on this year’s ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft.

A high-res rendered hill inspired by Windows XP's familiar "Bliss" wallpaper (visit Microsoft's site to get it at full resolution.) Credit: Microsoft ...

The recreation of the iconic Windows XP wallpaper in Minecraft was well-received by thousands of people on the official Reddit page. The post went viral, garnering over 12K upvotes and over a ...

XP is still the predominant OS in use among businesses, and according to Net Applications, Windows XP market share stood at 71.8 percent in August, compared with 18.8 percent for Vista.

It took two and a half hours for my iPad to crawl through installation. But at the end of it all, I was treated to the old “bliss” desktop background and the Windows XP startup sound (which I ...