An iconic part of Windows has been removed from Windows 11. Earlier this summer, a peculiar bug caused the Windows Vista boot chime to play when starting Windows 11. The bug only appeared for Windows ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. A former Microsoft employee has revealed what the missing Windows 8 startup sound ...

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 ...

Microsoft has quietly made alterations to the Windows 11 22H2 Startup sound wherein the audio bit rate of the startup sound file has been greatly reduced, which may lead to lower quality. A couple of ...

One bold move to instantly speed up an aging PC ...

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I have Windows XP Pro with SP1 and I have a problem removing the startup sound when I go to "Control Panel>Sounds, Speech, and Audio Device>Change the Sound Scheme>Windows Start Windows Sound. When I ...