Windows 8's missing startup sound has been hiding in plain sight - The Verge

Microsoft removed the Windows 8 startup sound, but it’s been hiding in Windows 10 and 11 ever since. It’s now the Windows login sound, which is disabled by default.

Windows 8 was released nearly 10 years ago. A former Microsoft employee has revealed what the missing Windows 8 startup sound was supposed to be. Microsoft has used unique startup sounds in Windows … [+2029 chars]

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