Microsoft had previously shown off the Windows 10 desktop with images of snow-covered mountains and twisting rivers, but this image will be the default for the official Windows release.

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 latest build of Windows 8.1 Update 1 has leaked, revealing many of the changes that Microsoft hopes will make Metro less painful for desktop users. The biggest change appears to be that ...

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.

What makes Windows XP an iconic desktop operating system? Well, apart from the blue-green taskbar, the desktop wallpaper, named as the ‘Bliss’, makes it constantly recognisable a Windows XP PC ...

Microsoft purchased it in 2000. The picture known as "Bliss" soon became one of the most viewed photographs in the world when it was set as the default desktop background in Windows XP.

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.

The iconic Windows XP default desktop wallpaper of a sloped green hill beneath a bright blue sky is one of the most viewed photos in the world, but surprisingly difficult to locate in reality.

A Reddit user has modified his Windows 11 interface to make it look and function like Windows XP. The user — BowzausarusRex — said he used the third-party apps WindowBlinds, OpenShell, and ...

The idyllic grass mound in Windows XP's default desktop wallpaper is a real hill just north of SF ...

We understand the latest internal builds of Windows 8.1 Update 1 have the boot-to-desktop option enabled by default, a change that Wzor noted earlier today.

If you've ever used a Windows XP computer, you'll recognize the default wallpaper. It's a blue sky with a few clouds on it. A rolling green hill. The guy who took the photo was on his way to see ...