The startup sound associated with Windows has always been divisive, with some wanting to disable it, others feeling indifferent to it, and some enjoying it. And, of course, the sound is typically ...

Turning off unused startup apps can help your computer start faster. You can change startup programs in Windows 11 using Settings or Task Manager. This article shows you how to change startup programs ...

A couple of months ago during a Computex 2022 talk, Microsoft's Panos Panay, the Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, reminded everyone that the main driving factor throughout the ...

Customizing your Windows sound schemes can significantly enhance your user experience, especially if you're tired of the default sounds. Here’s how you can install and enjoy some of the best custom ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Remember your PCs startup noise in the late ...

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 may ...

Microsoft has released a teaser video of Windows 11's startup sound, making a "slo-fi" version of the audio clip that has been edited to be slow 4,000 percent compared to its normal version. This was ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I love a good jingle, and over its lifetime Windows has had quite a few very good jingles. Like ...

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If you’ve heard sounds from 20 years ago coming out of your PC when it starts up, it’s not haunted. Well, probably not. (I’m not in front of your computer and I’m not Egon Spengler, so I can’t say for ...