Microsoft is still not done with its nostalgic startup sound, and one of the latest Windows 11 updates brings the Windows Vista startup chime once again. Microsoft released Windows 11 build 27898 ...

The US Library of Congress has added the Windows 95 boot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR). That means the sound is now part of a list of recordings that are “culturally, historically, or ...

The Data Drop releases one interactive visual essay every week, and the latest is a collection of startup sounds from 1977 to ...

Microsoft may be preparing refreshed system sounds for Windows 11, including new notifications, alerts, and startup audio.

Remember your PCs startup noise in the late noughties? Some Windows 11 users have been treated to a blast from the past with a bug accidentally switching the modern sound effect to the Windows Vista ...

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 ...

Today's stupid tech moment of the day:<BR><BR>I was working on a user's machine for a few minutes and couldn't help but notice that the floppy drive kept being accessed for pretty much every window ...

How about a hefty dose of nostalgia? On this day in 1995, 30 years ago today, Microsoft released the operating system known as Windows 95. The company had released operating systems and various ...

For understandable reasons, most technology coverage tends to focus more on the physical or visual elements of new devices than their audio signature. It’s much easier to show and tell audiences how ...