Microsoft's iconic Windows Vista boot sound from 2006 has made a surprise return in the latest preview builds of Windows 11. Users booting their PCs after installing the latest flight will have been ...

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 ...

The recently released Windows 11 Dev and Beta builds introduced some welcome changes and improvements. However, those preview builds are not flawless and have a pretty long list of known issues. One ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft released Windows 11 build 27898 earlier this week, offering users some much-needed changes, such as small taskbar buttons, Quick Machine Recovery, and more improvements across the operating ...

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My laptop is impossible to boot up in class without having headphones plugged in. There's a ginormous sound effect the moment I turn it on. Anyone know if there's a setting in the BIOS to turn it off?

Rejoice, for Microsoft has repented. At last, you can move the audio volume pop-up in Windows. At least, you can in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4452, released yesterday. Actually, you can ...