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.

Among the images on that site is a 4K rendering of the Bliss wallpaper. Related Stories This year’s ugly Microsoft sweater has a suggestion for you: It’s Clippy ...

For these, we've included both the original pattern (so you can tile it yourself), as well as a 4K wallpaper that's already tiled so you can set it as a wallpaper. ... Windows XP The iconic 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.

Charles O'Rear is the photographer behind Bliss, the Windows XP image that went on to grace millions of desktops around the world. He discusses the iconic photo and how it will live on as XP fades ...

(Bliss Hill isn’t technically the hill’s real name. Bliss is the name of the wallpaper itself, but has become also the hill’s moniker this side of Windows XP’s ubiquity.) The “Windows ...

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 ...

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.