The Vista boot-up sound is the same jingle played on boot-up of Windows 7, but Microsoft specifically cites it as the Windows ...

Windows 11 no longer plays the Vista startup sound. Microsoft says it was just a bug, but the timing with Apple’s new UI says ...

Microsoft has temporarily transported users back to 2007 this week when the company mistakenly swapped Windows 11's familiar startup chime with the iconic Windows Vista boot sound. The mix-up ...

As far as Windows 11 bugs go, this one is pretty fun, though one has to wonder how the sound file from Windows Vista ended up in a Windows 11 build. Naturally, this has led to many believing that ...

Microsoft has mistakenly replaced its Windows 11 boot sound with the chime from Vista. It’s a bug that will be fixed in the latest preview builds of the OS.

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 ...

The boot chime plays in-place of the Windows 11 startup sound, which appears to be missing from the latest flights. How a bug like this happens is anyone's guess.

Moderns PC with speedy SSDs boot up so quickly that there's little time to have any decent length of sound running, so Windows 11's start-up sound is as basic as they come.

Those running the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview are treated to the Vista startup sound. Microsoft has confirmed it is a bug, rather than an easter egg.