I must have been around four-six years old, and while I don't remember the make or model of our home computer (it was beige-coloured), I do remember the iconic Windows XP wallpaper that's been ...

Windows 11 has added Windows Spotlight, a desktop background that changes daily with nature ... the iconic “Bliss” backdrop of Windows XP, ... collection of professional ...

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.

A Windows XP desktop, with the “Bliss” image in the background. In 1998, photographer Charles “Chuck” O’Rear was driving from Sonoma County through Napa on his way to Marin County.

Everyone has seen the Windows XP desktop image called Bliss. It’s been ubiquitous for 13 years. And you’ve probably always thought that the serene hillside is kind of corny and probably fake.

Turns out Windows XP's iconic default desktop wallpaper is actually a photo of a real life hill in the Bay Area. I went and found the hill, plus the amazing 79-year-old man who took the photo.