LOOK: How this iconic Windows background has changed
Let's take a trip down memory lane...
Unless you are Gen Z, no doubt you recognise the image above.
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It was a picture that kept many of us company as we entered the Internet age.
If you didn't know, the picture might seem too perfect, but it is an actual photograph.
The picture was captured by Chuck O'Rear in 1996 while travelling through Sonoma County, California.
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Microsoft purchased the image and named it 'Bliss', making it the default screensaver on every computer with Windows XP installed in 2001.
The area has changed significantly since the picture was taken almost 30 years ago.
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Those who find themselves in the same area have posted updates about the area on social media.
Here's a look at the rolling green hills over the last three decades:
1996 - 2010
The hill in Windows XP's Bliss wallpaper over the years: a thread.
— Windows Aesthetics (@WindAesthetic) January 6, 2022
1: 1996
2: 2006
3: 2007
4: 2010 pic.twitter.com/RXSSBpKPQI
2012 - 2016
Unfortunately cannot find anything between 1996 to 2006 - curious what it looked like in 2001, not gonna lie.
— Windows Aesthetics (@WindAesthetic) January 6, 2022
1: 2012
2: 2014
3: 2015
4: 2016 pic.twitter.com/t8J6zRuITI
2017 - 2020
1: 2017
— Windows Aesthetics (@WindAesthetic) January 6, 2022
2: 2018
3: 2019
4: 2020 pic.twitter.com/7xXPQajGAb
2023
Just yesterday pic.twitter.com/669d7bSMaG
— Kevin Luo (@Kev1nLuo) November 21, 2023
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