To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Microsoft has released free wallpapers that depict the most memorable moments of Windows
To commemorate Microsoft's 50th anniversary on Friday, April 4, 2025, we are distributing wallpapers of 'Windows' most memorable moments' created by Microsoft designers who are enthusiastic fans of Windows.
Windows wallpapers worth celebrating | Windows Experience Blog
The wallpapers are divided into four themes, each of which comes in two versions: 'Light' and 'Dark.' In addition, each of these comes in two versions: '4K' (3840 pixels x 2160 pixels) and 'Wide' (3440 pixels x 1400 pixels), for a total of 16 wallpapers.
・Windows logo
Created by designer and creative director Chris Palazzo. Palazzo, who spent his childhood in the 1980s, had the opportunity to see PCs at his family's business and said, 'Starting with DOS, I was amazed every time a new Windows was released.' Even now, he still reacts like Pavlov's dog to the Windows 95 boot screen.
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・Microsoft Mahjong
The wallpaper, designed by designer Chang Yu, is based on the mahjong puzzle game 'Microsoft Mahjong,' released in 2012. Chang likes the Windows 95 UI and Minesweeper, and says, 'Nostalgia is a good thing.'
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・Cascade Solitaire
Art director Yulia Makhmudova said she thought the final animation of the cards flying around when you complete a game of solitaire was the most visually satisfying design, and chose it as the motif for the wallpaper.
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・Yellow tulips
Mahmudova had fun making the 'Solitaire' wallpaper and wanted to make it more 'nerdy,' so she created a wallpaper that incorporated the yellow tulips that were one of the wallpapers in Windows XP.
Lite version
Dark version
The original 4K and wide-width files can be downloaded from the 'Download the wallpapers' link in the original article.
Windows wallpapers worth celebrating | Windows Experience Blog
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