Indeed, it still is. According to Instagram account Inside History, the Windows XP wallpaper image was taken in 1996 by photographer Charles O’Rear.

The photo you see above -- the default wallpaper for Windows XP -- is probably the most recognizable image in the world. What you probably didn't know is that it's a real photo, called Bliss ...

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For anyone using a computer in the early 2000s, an image is immediately recognizable - the bright blue sky of the Rolling Green Hills and Windows XP's default wallpaper, bliss.

Picture perfect: World's 'most viewed' image and desktop background favorite was taken in 1996 just north of San Francisco Green hill used in Microsoft Windows XP is based outside Sonoma, California ...

It may be the most viewed image in the world, but people have been shocked to discover what the Windows XP desktop background, known as 'Bliss', looks like today ...

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.

To download an image, click 'Save image as' from the right-click menu. The file size is 7.27MB and the resolution is 4089 x 2726 pixels, so it can easily support 4K monitors.

Image: Charles O’Rear/Microsoft Charles O’Rear, the photographer behind the iconic Windows XP ‘Bliss’ wallpaper, has expressed mixed feelings about the deal that made his image one of the most viewed ...

Windows XP's iconic 'Bliss' wallpaper was clicked on a road trip. What Microsoft paid for it Microsoft paid Charles O'Rear an undisclosed amount of money for the use of 'Bliss' at the time but the ...

Man locates Windows XP photo location in Sonoma, California You might have seen the picture every day for the better part of a decade, but you can visit it in the real world too. Hannah Frishberg ...