That feeling is captured by art director Yulia Makhmudova in this Cascading Solitare wallpaper. Windows XP was one of the best operating systems around, and its colorful motif included tulips.

Covering one company so tenaciously for so long is not common in tech journalism. What keeps me coming back is Microsoft’s constant ability to try new things. I’ve been doing this for so long that ...

Safeguard hold finally lifted as Microsoft realizes animated backgrounds aren't the end of the world The day before the ...

In the Windows Release Health notes, Microsoft's developers have now explained that Safeguard IDs will be gradually removed on systems running desktop wallpaper customization software. As a result ...

Indeed, it still is. According to Instagram account Inside History, the Windows XP wallpaper image was taken in 1996 by photographer Charles O’Rear. It was acquired by Microsoft some time ...

Windows XP (“Whistler,” named after the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in Canada), was designed to combine both. It shipped on Oct. 25, 2001, with a Home Edition, Professional Edition and later ...

The famous Windows XP wallpaper, "Bliss," captured in 1996, looks drastically different today—here’s how the iconic landscape has changed over time. Windows XP’s ‘Bliss’ wallpaper, captured in 1996, ...

These guides will help you find your way around several generations of Microsoft’s Office apps for Windows — and Windows itself. Need to get up to speed on the latest features in Excel?

There are many practical reasons to set up an OS like Microsoft Windows in a VM rather than using it as a native installation. If you have to deal with files you can't trust, need to test multiple ...

Windows 11 is generally faster than Windows 10, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be better. Try these tips to speed up and stabilize your Windows 11 PC. Windows 11 does a lot under the hood ...

The famous Windows XP 'Bliss' wallpaper, captured in 1996, has seen notable changes over the years. Originally a vibrant green landscape, recent images from 2025 show faded grass and increased tree ...

On Windows 11, you can change the visibility of the desktop icons. You can hide them all or each one individually for a clean desktop without clutter. Or you can show as many as you want for quick ...