Change Windows 11/10 Startup sound by editing the Registry. But you must disable Fast Boot and enable the Startup sound before proceeding.

If you prefer your device to be silent while booting, you can turn off the Windows 11 Startup Sound. Here's how to disable the Startup Sound.

Tell Windows to shush As I mentioned above, the Windows startup sound drives me batty. In fact, I do just fine with none of the operating system's sound effects. To shut them off in XP, open the ...

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.

If you’ve ever used Windows 10 before, I need you to stop what you’re doing and go listen to this a cappella group’s terrifyingly accurate covers of Windows sound effects.

The Windows Vista startup sound continues to lurk within Windows 11 As spotted by XenoPanther on X, the Windows Vista noise has made a return in Windows 11's Canary branch.

Microsoft removed the Windows 8 startup sound, but it’s been hiding in Windows 10 and 11 ever since. It’s now the Windows login sound, which is disabled by default.

The Vista boot-up sound is the same jingle played on boot-up of Windows 7, but Microsoft specifically cites it as the Windows Vista sound, and Vista was technically first.

Yes, you can still play the legacy Windows Startup sound on your device, and in this guide, we'll show you how to complete this task on Windows 10.

Annoyed with the Windows 11 startup sound and wondering how to disable it? Or missing the startup sound and looking to enable it? Here is a simple guide for both.