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 ...

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 ...

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace the ‘Sounds’ settings in the Control Panel. Although the Soundscape page isn’t populated or even present in test ...

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.

The Windows Vista boot sound appears in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build. The Windows Vista boot sound appears in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build. is a senior correspondent and author ...

Audio quality via Bluetooth on your Windows 11 computer is getting a needed Windows 11 sound quality fix as Microsoft introduces Bluetooth LE Audio. It brings both improved sound quality and clearer ...