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 ...

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Some Windows 11 Users Are Hearing an 18-Year-Old Startup Noise Those running the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview are treated to the Vista startup sound. Microsoft has confirmed it is a bug, rather ...

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 ...

So, perhaps the hive mind can help me out with this one: Attempting to fix my parents' laptop (again...), running Windows Vista. It's been starting up really slowly: after the boot progress bar ...

I am not going on a "I hate Windows Vista" tear, but I have been using it since the beginning on my Lenovo ThinkPad T60 (Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, ATI X1600). I am tired of running out of memory and I have ...

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. The mix-up appeared ...

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