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 ...

If you use one of the recent Windows 11 preview builds, you might have noticed a different startup sound. As it turned out, Microsoft accidentally replaced it with the old-school Windows Vista jingle.

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Microsoft has announced the release of a new Windows 11 Insider Build, which includes a fix for the recently reported bug that caused the Windows Vista startup sound to play during boot, rather than ...

Q: Is there a way to disable the Microsoft Windows XP boot-up sound? If my volume is on, I have to hear the darn thing and there are times that quiet is a necessity. Can you help me find and nuke the ...

If you’ve been having flashbacks to 2007 while using your PC over the past few days, you’re not alone. Microsoft has mistakenly replaced Windows 11’s boot sound — in test versions of the OS — with the ...