What should be the default Windows 8 wallpaper?

[ccoltmanm]

Inspired by the rumor of the Windows 8 wallpaper, found here, http://www.neowin.ne...-wallpaper-here, I thought I'd start a thread dedicated to the search for the best default wallpaper.

So, please post what you think should be the default Windows 8 wallpaper.

Remember, it should probably be gender neutral, business and home friendly, available to all age of users, and probably not very busy.

Please post serious wallpapers, not your favorite, try to put your mind into the billion windows users.

I'll get us started.

[Max Norris]

Eh personally the one rumored above is fine for a default, seen better, seen worse. It's one of the first things I change anyway along with the theme after installing whatever OS. Some are just fussing way too much about it, it's just a wallpaper.. besides, it's impossible to please everybody, no matter what they pick somebody's going to find fault with it.

[ccoltmanm]

Eh personally the one rumored above is fine for a default, seen better, seen worse. It's one of the first things I change anyway along with the theme after installing whatever OS. Some are just fussing way too much about it, it's just a wallpaper.. besides, it's impossible to please everybody, no matter what they pick somebody's going to find fault with it.

Hey, either play the game or take your psychology degree elsewhere.

[Tom]

Inspired by the rumor of the Windows 8 wallpaper, found here, http://www.neowin.ne...-wallpaper-here, I thought I'd start a thread dedicated to the search for the best default wallpaper.

So, please post what you think should be the default Windows 8 wallpaper.

Remember, it should probably be gender neutral, business and home friendly, available to all age of users, and probably not very busy.

Please post serious wallpapers, not your favorite, try to put your mind into the billion windows users.

I'll get us started.

If it was that then I imagine the world would quickly become depressed.

[The_Observer]

something with the words "There's NO Windows start button"

[Max Norris]

Hey, either play the game or take your psychology degree elsewhere.

Huh. Thought I made myself clear what I thought it should be, namely the one rumored that you linked looked fine.

If that's not good enough, lets try this one then.

http://img210.images...wallpaperkg.png

[ccoltmanm]

If it was that then I imagine the world would quickly become depressed.

Good point. It probably should be inspiring.

[ccoltmanm]

Default wallpaper

[f0rk_b0mb]

[ccoltmanm]

It does have a start menu. Thanks for being serious too.

[f0rk_b0mb]

Default wallpaper

Yeah that's the "leaked" official one. I think it's kind of meh...

It does have a start menu. Thanks for being serious too.

Your very welcome.

[ccoltmanm]

Yeah that's the "leaked" official one. I think it's kind of meh...

Your very welcome.

I like that.

[Marshall Veteran]

This.

[Tom]

I vote for this:

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Minimalism

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Default wallpaper

It's the one from MS's blog post, isn't it?

[Ryoken]

The Betta Fish, only floating upside down.

[ccoltmanm]

It's the one from MS's blog post, isn't it?

It is, never noticed that.

[Nazmus Shakib Khandaker]

The rumored wallpaper are present in the following RTM screenshots: http://winunleaked.info/threads/219-Windows-8-Pre-RTM-and-it-s-Metro-UI?p=8232&viewfull=1#post8232

More RTM Screenshots

Credit: Paul Thurrott

Desktop Internet Explorer's Metro UI

Flatter back/forward buttons and flatter tabs

Source: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/office-2013-beta2/office-365-public-preview-office-365-home-businesses-143706

Windows Explorer

Updated File History

The revert button went from glossy blue to green.

Source: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/skydrive-tip-recover-deleted-modified-files-143623

Control Panel

The baby blue sidebar is now white

Source: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-tips-protect-portable-storage-bitlocker-143777

Clean Question Box

Source: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-tip-boot-desktop-start8-143772

New Taskbar Design

Source: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-tip-airplane-mode-143771

Source: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/office-2013-beta2/office-2013-public-preview-features-office-143698

Larger Desktop App Icons on Start Screen

Source: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/office-2013-beta2/office-2013-public-preview-features-office-143698

[RvXtm]

It seams Microsoft decided not to update the icons to the flat UI. It will look odd in context with the new theme.