Windows 11 Has a New Startup Sound, And There’s a Chance You’ll Like It

The Windows startup sound is making a comeback in Windows 11, as the build that leaked today and which provides us with a closer look at the upcoming operating system also gives us the opportunity to listen to it before it launches later this year. If you’ve been part of the Windows ecosystem for quite some time, there’s a chance you know that Microsoft removed the startup sound with the release of Windows 8, eventually launching Windows 10 without such a feature as well. Jensen Harris, the former Director of Program Management for the Windows User Experience team, explained recently that giving up on the startup sound in Windows was a decision whose groundwork was laid after he avoided using his laptop because he wanted to avoid waking up his kid. Listen to this new sound here “I had an experience around this time with m...