Initially titled ‘Bucolic Green Hills,’ the photographer was sold to Bill Gates by O’Rear’s agency, Westlight, in 1998. In 2000, Microsoft acquired full rights and made it the default Windows XP ...

The first image Amalia Ulman dreamed up while writing her sophomore feature involved a radiant green field and a bright blue sky ... the surrounding landscape an echo of the Windows XP wallpaper ...

When you think of a mid-air experience, you probably imagine reclining seats and phones firmly switched to airplane mode.

The legendary Windows XP wallpaper, known as "Bliss," is perhaps the most famous photograph in the world. Taken in 1998 in California's Napa Valley, this photograph depicts green hills under a blue ...

For years, it graced millions of screens around the world. Today, the famous Windows XP landscape has changed, and its transformation saddens Internet users. An image etched in the collective memory ...

If you grew up in the Windows XP era, than you probably spent hours playing its iconic free game, “3D Pinball Space Cadet.” Now, “Space Cadet” pinball has been ported to Android ...

Microsoft has been working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 for a few years, and now a former designer has revealed exactly what they look like. Sergey Kisselev, a former motion ...

The idea of transforming something cold and imposing into a green oasis is attractive ... and included extensive planting as part of its original scheme. Anna Solomon is Wallpaper*’s Digital Staff ...

Rachel and Nick Cope are partners in life and work who sought family-friendly, environmentally conscious rural refuge ...

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Color and motif: “If you don’t like green, don’t put green wallpaper in your house just because you heard that green is going to make a space feel calm,” said designer Shavonda Gardner.

Windows XP was released over two decades ago. You can still use the legacy operating system again for any reason whether it be using the old laptop or to relieve old ...