Of course, Windows XP is a now long-dead OS. Microsoft ended support for the regular Home and Professional versions back in 2014, while the last version to die was one for embedded point-of-sale ...

The immortal Windows XP wallpaper is now an ‘ugly’ sweater. The ugliest (?) sweater of them all. By Michael Crider. Staff Writer, PCWorld Nov 29, 2023 7:03 am PST. Image: Microsoft.

Windows 11 has added Windows Spotlight, a desktop background that changes daily with nature ... the iconic “Bliss” backdrop of Windows XP, ... collection of professional ...

Microsoft has begun deploying a new update to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) for Windows XP Professional (the most pirated edition of XP), bringing it more in line with the changes made to WGA in ...

Windows wallpapers are seen every day in homes and offices around the world. The rolling green hills and blue sky of Windows XP’s Bliss, captured by photographer Charles O’Rear, became so ...

Past ugly sweaters have included a Minesweeper motif, MS Paint, the Windows logo, and the immortal Clippy. Microsoft's ugly sweater site also has wallpapers and a few other retro Easter eggs for ...

The wallpaper, probably one of the most viewed images of all time, is One of the most famous wallpaper images is undoubtedly the default Windows XP image showing a blissfully relaxing vista of ...

If you've ever used a Windows XP computer, you'll recognize the default wallpaper. It's a blue sky with a few clouds on it. A rolling green hill. The guy who took the photo was on his way to see ...

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 ...

As a matter of fact, O'Rear is a Mac user, so he hasn't seen much of Bliss's desktop background. In addition, Windows XP, which Bliss is displayed by default, has been decided to end support as of ...