At this time, some of the wallpapers also started becoming available in higher resolutions, though still far from the 4K images we have today. After Windows XP, computers were evolving very ...

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." Among others, the Microsoft Design site ...

It was a hot topic that Microsoft officially released a high-resolution version of this 'Windows XP wallpaper,' so I actually downloaded it and set it as my Windows 10 or Windows 11 wallpaper.

Windows XP was an actively supported ... a few retro-themed high-resolution wallpapers on its Microsoft Design site. Among the images on that site is a 4K rendering of the Bliss wallpaper.

Charles O’Rear, the photographer behind the iconic Windows XP ‘Bliss’ wallpaper, has expressed mixed feelings ... Microsoft released a 4K version, allowing a new generation to experience the iconic ...

These wallpapers aren't old; they're retro. To be clear, I spent my formative years with Windows 98 (Second Edition, naturally) and later graduated to Windows XP for my MSN Messenger-addicted teens.

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 ...

I don’t think about the iconic Windows XP wallpaper often, but when an article or a video comes across my social media feed reminding me of it, nothing but happy memories come flooding back.