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

Get the stunning 50th Anniversary Surface Laptop wallpaper for free, featuring a sleek gray and gold remix of the Windows 11 default Bloom background.

These wallpapers aren't old; they're retro. To be clear, I spent my formative years with Windows 98 (Second Edition, naturally) and later graduated to Windows XP for my MSN Messenger-addicted teens.