The hill in question was located in Sonoma County, California. Indeed, it still is. According to Instagram account Inside History , the Windows XP wallpaper image was taken in 1996 by photographer ...

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One of the most famous wallpaper images is undoubtedly the default Windows XP image showing a blissfully relaxing vista of green rolling hills and a bluer than blue sky. The wallpaper, probably ...

One of these photos is the default background for Windows XP—a picture of a lush green hill and pleasant blue sky taken on what looks like a pleasant summer day.