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Windows 11's new wallpapers look sleek, and you can download them here
Microsoft introduced ... you can grab one of these Windows wallpapers through the ages (and yes, we included the iconic Bliss ...
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From pixels to pinot: The Windows XP 'Bliss' wallpaper hill was real and this is what it looks like now
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 between then and the 2001 ...
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I'm in love with Microsoft's limited-edition 50th anniversary wallpapers — Here's how to get them
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary ... by art director Yulia Makhmudova in this Cascading Solitare wallpaper. Windows XP was one of the best operating systems around, and its colorful ...
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RIP Windows XP: The story behind 'Bliss,' the most iconic wallpaper of all time
The photo you see above -- the default wallpaper for Windows XP -- is probably the most recognizable ... and then sold to Microsoft for an undisclosed sum (but it was apparently one of the highest ...
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Microsoft’s 50th anniversary Windows wallpapers are actually pretty great
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week, and it’s offering some new Windows wallpapers to mark the occasion. Over on Microsoft’s Windows blog, Microsoft has published a basket ...
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What's the name of the landscape wallpaper that was a default on Windows XP?
Microsoft purchased it in 2000. The picture known as "Bliss" soon became one of the most viewed photographs in the world when it was set as the default desktop background in Windows XP.