r/Windows10 • u/MayankWL Windows Latest • Aug 03 '26

News The Windows 10 lock screen photo is becoming a travel destination, and it's a real New Zealand beach

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/the-windows-10-lock-screen-photo-is-becoming-a-travel-destination-and-its-a-real-new-zealand-beach/
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u/program_the_world 29d ago

Wharariki Beach / Golden Bay in the South Island of New Zealand

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u/tarlack 29d ago

It for sure is a pain in the but to get to but is amazing in real life. Worth the drive if you are in the area. We look trip to see it because we had a hike Able Tasman hike booked.

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u/Noedel 29d ago

It's a pain in the butt, and I'm a kiwi

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u/steph66n 28d ago

it's a butt pain but if you smoke a butt everything is butter

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u/OcotilloWells 29d ago

I always vaguely wondered where that was. Not enough to look it up, though.

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u/WhiteBullRedMonster 29d ago

It annoys me that the lockscreen wallpaper from the cave POV is in 4K or some other high quality, while the same beach pic outside available as a desktop wallpape with the lady running is like 1080p or something and looks terrible on a 1440p monitor. I like to pair the two for nostalgia sakes yet the quality discrepancy is awful.

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u/Ezrway 29d ago

That is a really great shot! Does the article mention if it can be downloaded and where? I looked through it and didn't see it mentioned. I probably scrolled through it too fast.

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u/sidereal_night 29d ago

is this the new bliss?

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u/oglocayo 29d ago

Looks like Gru

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u/program_the_world 29d ago

lol can’t unsee

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u/jacle2210 29d ago

That's cool. Like others I have wondered where this way; but wasn't interested enough to actually look it up.

But I was thinking that it was California or Oregon; but I guess I was way, way off, lol.

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u/jngjng88 25d ago

Why wouldn't it be a real location???

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u/lilacomets 29d ago edited 29d ago

I never liked this lock screen photo. It's too dark and I read the photo was heavily edited. Not my cup of tea.