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.

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. Indeed, it still is.

Microsoft is returning to the Bliss hill once again with this year's entry in its now-traditional ugly retro-computing sweater series.

The 73-year-old photog is the man behind the tranquil image of a rolling hill and bright blue sky that served as the default background for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system.

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 ...

Recently, a Minecraft Redditor with the username 'u/Setryyk' showcased a replica of the Windows XP OS's "Bliss" wallpaper that they recreated in the game. They made the frame look exactly like the ...

In a surprising twist at Apple Inc.’s AAPL annual WWDC 2023 event, macOS Sonoma emerged as a delightful fusion of nostalgia, echoing the iconic Microsoft Corp’s MSFT Windows XP “Bliss ...

Today I stumbled upon Microsoft’s 4K rendering of the Windows XP wallpaper Microsoft Design site has a ton of attractive wallpapers, retro and otherwise.

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