However, that isn't the case. The Windows 10 default wallpaper is actually a real photograph and the process to capture it was quite lengthy.

Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary today, April 4. To commemorate the milestone, the company has released eight limited-edition Windows wallpapers with themes familiar to anyone who's ...

There's a special variant of the Windows 11 "Bloom" wallpaper that's only available on Microsoft's exclusive 50th anniversary ...

If you're a long-time user of Windows 10 you'll be familiar with the default wallpaper. Hero, as the wallpaper is also known, features light reflecting from a blue variation of the well-known ...

That longevity—plus Microsoft's total domination of personal computing in the pre-iPhone, pre-Android world—helped make its default wallpaper one of the most recognizable images on the planet.