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.

Windows testers started noticing the issue shortly after Microsoft released its latest Dev Channel build of Windows 11 on Friday afternoon. The .WAV file for the bootup sound, which is stored inside ...

Microsoft patches Vista startup-sound bug before it hits Windows 11 production and won't let you change the boot sound ...

Windows 11 beta builds have a bug that swaps the startup sound with Vista's. Brandon LeBlanc confirmed the bug and clarified it wasn't intentional. The cause of the swap remains unknown, but it ...

Microsoft fixed the Vista startup sound glitch in Windows 11 Beta, but the Dev build continues to play the wrong chime.

A Windows bug-finding enthusiast has highlighted that the latest Insider Build in the Windows 11 Beta and Dev channels plays the Windows Vista startup sound as it boots to the desktop. However ...

If you prefer your device to be silent while booting, you can turn off the Windows 11 Startup Sound. For this, do the following: Right-click on the Start menu and select Settings.

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 ...

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 ...

How to disable startup sounds on Windows 11. To disable the startup sound, use these steps: Open Settings. Click on Personalization. Click the Themes page on the right side.