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 ...

JAN. 16, 1998: The vivid landscape captured by photographer Charles O’Rear during a drive through Sonoma County, Calif., was later acquired by Microsoft to be the wallpaper for its Windows XP ...

And, according to my peepers, Windows has never had a better aesthetic combination than the blue taskbar, green Start button, and gentle rolling hills of the Windows XP default wallpaper.

The famous Windows XP wallpaper, "Bliss," captured in 1996, looks drastically different today—here’s how the iconic landscape has changed over time.

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 ...

And if you miss out, the good news is that you can download a high-quality version of the Windows XP desktop wallpaper for desktop and mobile (unfortunately, though, the resolution tops out at ...

It turns out that Microsoft's design team has rendered an updated 4K version of the default Windows XP wallpaper —you might know it by its name, " Bliss." ...

PC owners who used the Microsoft operating system Windows XP between 2001 and 2014 are undoubtedly familiar with the default wallpaper image called "Bliss," a rolling green field beneath a ...

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 ...

Past ugly sweaters have included a Minesweeper motif, MS Paint, the Windows logo, and the immortal Clippy. Microsoft's ugly sweater site also has wallpapers and a few other retro Easter eggs for ...

Microsoft bought the image in 2000 and started shipping it with Windows XP a year later. Given the operating system's popularity and longevity, it is believed to be one of the most viewed ...