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The Verge
Tom Warren @ The Verge · 06/16/2025 05:25 EDT

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

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 startup chime from Windows Vista. Windows testers started noticing the issue shortly after Microsoft released its latest Dev […]

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