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.

Microsoft finally killed off support for Windows XP this week, but the company decided to wax nostalgic about one of the most memorable parts of the operating system—that serene, hilly landscape ...

SEE MORE The latest ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft features the Windows XP “Bliss” desktop image. (Microsoft Photo) The hills are alive on this year’s ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft.

Renewed attention was drawn to "Bliss" this week when Microsoft suspended tech support for Windows XP, even though an estimated 30 percent of computers in the world still depend on the 13-year-old ...

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 ...

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 Bliss photo, side-by-side with the same location -- but after the season has ended As you may already know, Windows XP will finally be retired on April 8 2014 -- almost 13 years after it was ...

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 ...

Bliss is the default computer desktop image when Microsoft's Windows XP operating system is launched. The photo, taken by Charles O'Rear, is of a highway in Napa Valley after a storm cleared.

The original Windows XP photo, named "Bliss," was shot in 1998 by National Geographic photographer Charles O'Rear, according to PC World.

Despite a rumor swirling across social media, the iconic “Windows Hill” — the picturesque landscape prominently featured on the old Windows XP operating system — did not burn in the North ...