For people who can't get enough of Bliss or other '90s- and 2000s-era Microsoft stuff, the company has also released a few retro-themed high-resolution wallpapers on its Microsoft Design site.

If you miss the good old days of Windows XP, you'll appreciate this web-based project attempting to bring it back. Shared on the r/windows subreddit by user ducbao414, the project recreates the visual ...

by Nancy Needhima on July 22, 2012 at 11:00 PM Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin GoogleNews Font : A-A+ Download Customised PDF 'Bliss', the Windows XP's wallpaper, is among the most viewed ...

Sonoma’s default wallpaper, reminiscent of Windows XP’s famous “Bliss,” showcases Sonoma County’s picturesque mountains. MacOS version 14’s new default wallpaper features animated ...

Yes, “Bliss” is a real photo. O’Rear, who is sometimes known as Chuck, took it using a Mamiya RZ67 camera with color Fuji Film and a tripod in Napa Valley, north of San Francisco, in 1996.

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 ...

The wallpaper, probably one of the most viewed images of all time, is aptly named ‘Bliss.’ Do a Google image search for just the word ‘bliss,’ and the first result is the Windows wallpaper.

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.

The 2023 edition of the limited-edition top translates the “Bliss” wallpaper into a six-color variant, but preserves the iconic Sonoma, California vista horizon on a partly cloudy day.

The recreation of the iconic Windows XP wallpaper in Minecraft was well-received by thousands of people on the official Reddit page. The post went viral, garnering over 12K upvotes and over a ...