Whaddaya mean you don't recognise it? It's the Windows 95 start-up sound, and it's recently been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings. Alongside "Goodbye ...

The Microsoft Windows 95 start-up and reboot chime was composed by Brian Eno. Among the 84 sound elements Eno created for the project, the now-familiar six-second chime – which was nearly twice ...

It’s been 30 years since Windows 95 launched. [Ms-Dos5] and [Commodore Z] are celebrating with an epic exhibit at Vintage Computer Festival East 2025. They had no fewer than nine computers ...

The original cast album of the Broadway musical “Hamilton.” The chimes Brian Eno wrote for Microsoft Windows in 1995. These were among the 25 audio works chosen this year to join the National ...

The reboot sound for Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system was composed by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and producer Brian Eno. They're in pretty incredible company.

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Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week, and it’s offering some new Windows wallpapers to mark the occasion. Over on Microsoft’s Windows blog, Microsoft has published a basket ...

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the desktop OS, and others...not so much. PC hardware is nice, but it’s ...

The day before the release of Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft slapped a compatibility hold on devices using wallpaper customization applications. More than six months later, it is gradually removing the ...

More than 30 years ago, Microsoft commissioned Brian Eno to create the now-iconic Windows 95 reboot chime. Now, the meticulously created “Microsoft Sound” is among this year’s selection of 25 ...