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Windows 11 bug that "unexpectedly" trolled Apple squashed by Microsoft — Vista startup sound removed

An iconic part of Windows has been removed from Windows 11. Earlier this summer, a peculiar bug caused the Windows Vista boot chime to play when starting Windows 11. The bug only appeared for Windows ...
ExtremeTech

Windows Vista Sound Returns to Windows 11, Supposedly By Mistake

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build has unexpectedly brought back the Windows Vista startup sound, replacing the usual Windows 11 chime. The best part of this release is that it ...
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 ...
The Verge

Go listen to this podcast about the history of the Windows startup sound

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to turn off Windows fast startup and what problems it may cause

Fast Startup can also prevent you from shutting down your PC. If the system fails to power off and instead sends you back to ...
Ars Technica

Need help finding and deleting Windows XP startup sound

I have Windows XP Pro with SP1 and I have a problem removing the startup sound when I go to "Control Panel>Sounds, Speech, and Audio Device>Change the Sound Scheme>Windows Start Windows Sound. When I ...