Windows
Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft, starting in 1985 with Windows 1.0. It has included wallpapers/tiles from Windows 3.0 onwards. Windows 98 is the first version to include a variety of different full screen wallpapers for its built-in Plus! themes, although those were mostly recycled from Microsoft Plus! 95. 2000 to 7 primarily feature licensed stock photos from agencies such as Corbis and Getty Images and some from hired designers/photographers, while 8's wallpapers largely came from Microsoft's employees, 10's coming from hired photographers, and 11's being produced by external design studios.
Versions
DOS/9x-based
| Version | Codename | Types of images | Default wallpaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 1.0x | Interface Manager | N/A | #00FF55 |
| Windows 2.0x | N/A | #00FFFF | |
| Windows 2.1x | |||
| Windows 3.0 | Wallpapers, patterns | #C0C0C0 | |
| Windows 3.1x | |||
| Windows 95 | Chicago | #008080 | |
| Windows 98 | Memphis | ||
| Windows Me | Millennium | Wallpapers, patterns, one sample picture | #3A6EA5 |
NT-based
Consumer
| Version | Codename | Types of images | Default wallpaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows NT 3.1 | Razzle | Wallpapers, patterns | #008080 |
| Windows NT 3.5 | Daytona | ||
| Windows NT 3.51 | N/A | ||
| Windows NT 4.0 | Shell Update Release | ||
| Windows 2000 | N/A (previously known as Windows NT 5.0) | Wallpapers, patterns, one sample picture | #3A6EA5 |
| Windows XP | Whistler | Wallpapers, sample pictures, user account pictures |  Bliss |
| Windows Vista | Longhorn | Wallpapers, sample pictures, user account pictures | .jpg) img24 |
| Windows 7 | N/A (see Windows 7 Beta for pre-release wallpapers) | .jpg) img0 | |
| Windows 8 | N/A (see Windows 8 Previews for pre-release wallpapers) | Wallpapers, lock screen wallpapers, user account pictures | .jpg) img0 |
| Windows 8.1 | Blue | .jpg) img0 | |
| Windows 10 | Threshold (RTM and 1511)
Redstone (versions 1607-1809) yyHx (versions 1903-22H2)
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| Windows 11 | Sun Valley | .jpg) img0 (light)
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Canceled
Codenames with no known builds are not listed here.
| Version | Codename | Types of images | Default wallpaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Cairo | Wallpapers, patterns | N/A |
| Nashville | |||
| Neptune | Wallpapers, patterns, one sample picture, user account pictures | N/A | |
| Windows 10X | Santorini | Wallpapers |  Background |
Server
See Windows Server.