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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 ...
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

Operating Systems Microsoft says Windows 11 now has one billion users, 'up 45% year-over-year', which is probably no surprise after Windows 10 was put out to pasture Windows Microsoft is apparently ...
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 ...
PC Gamer

The new Windows 11 Insider release has a weird bug where it plays the Windows Vista start-up music instead of the current one

To anyone who's really into PCs and is happy to use beta software all the time, news that the latest version of Windows 11 Insider build has a wee bug in it will barely raise an eyebrow. I'm one such ...