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Windows 11 Insiders Surprised by Return of Vista Startup Sound — It’s a Bug Not a Feature, Says MS Exec

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The latest Insider Build in the Windows 11 Beta and Dev channels plays the Windows Vista startup sound as it boots to the desktop.

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Thanh Niên

Windows Vista Startup Melody Suddenly Plays on Windows 11

In a surprising move on Windows 11, users wonder if Microsoft is nostalgic for Windows Vista.

7 hours ago·Viet Nam

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winfuture.de

Microsoft Confirms: Windows Vista Startton Is Back - but only as a Bug

Instead of the usual start tone, the classic Vista sound suddenly sounds in the current Windows 11 Insider Build. A random or deliberate allusion to Apple's recently introduced "Liquid Glass" design for iOS 26? Microsoft l gets up the R tsel quickly. (Read more)

18 hours ago

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Tom's Hardware

Windows 11 Insiders surprised by return of Vista startup sound — it’s a bug not a feature, says MS exec

The latest Insider Build in the Windows 11 Beta and Dev channels plays the Windows Vista startup sound as it boots to the desktop.

20 hours ago

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unsafe.sh

Back to 2006: Microsoft Accidentally Replaced the Windows 11 Startup Ringtone with the Windows Vista Startup Ringtone

Microsoft accidentally replaced the startup ringtone with the Windows Vista version in the preview version of Windows 11, which aroused users' concern. Microsoft confirmed that it will fix the problem and explained that it was not intentional. If users like the Vista startup tone, they can download and set it for use.

1 day ago

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Neowin

Microsoft accidentally replaced Windows 11 startup sound with one from Vista

If you use one of the recent Windows 11 preview builds, you might have noticed a different startup sound. As it turned out, Microsoft accidentally replaced it with the old-school Windows Vista jingle. Read more...

2 days ago

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