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Windows Vista's startup sound suddenly reappears in Windows 11's beta build, and no, it's not a joke

Windows 11 beta builds have a bug that swaps the startup sound with Vista's. Brandon LeBlanc confirmed the bug and clarified it wasn't intentional. The cause of the swap remains unknown, but it may ...
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Microsoft's Windows 95 startup sound has been immortalized in the Library of Congress

When it comes to PC startup sounds, none are quite as iconic as the original Windows 95 startup tune. This class 6-second jingle meant much more than just "your PC is ready." It was an exciting ...
Neowin

Windows Vista startup sound is back in Windows 11 once again0 0

Microsoft released Windows 11 build 27898 earlier this week, offering users some much-needed changes, such as small taskbar buttons, Quick Machine Recovery, and more improvements across the operating ...
PC Gamer

The Windows 95 start-up sound and the Minecraft soundtrack have been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings

Just listen to that short clip above. Go on, I'll wait. That, my friends, is the sound that began some of my early computing experiences, when this hardware writer was a mere whelp dipping his toes ...
The Verge

Microsoft accidentally swapped Windows 11’s startup sound with Vista’s

The Windows Vista boot sound appears in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build. The Windows Vista boot sound appears in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build. is a senior editor and author of ...
PC Magazine

Some Windows 11 Users Are Hearing an 18-Year-Old Startup Noise

Some Windows 11 Users Are Hearing an 18-Year-Old Startup Noise Those running the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview are treated to the Vista startup sound. Microsoft has confirmed it is a bug, rather ...