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The Windows 95 reboot chime was one of 25 audio works added to the National Recording Registry this year. Brooks Kraft LLC / Sygma via Getty Images When users turned on their computers during the ...

It’s official — the sound that computers made when rebooting on Microsoft Windows 95 is now a historical sound. The jingle was officially added to the National Recording Registry (NRR ...

Windows 95 was the operating system that allowed Microsoft to go mainstream. It opened up PCs to many people who lived far outside the tech enthusiast bubble. Now, its iconic start-up sound has been ...

Although often focused on music, spoken word, and field recordings, the 2025 inductees include one of the most iconic sounds in digital history: the Windows 95 “Reboot Chime.” In August 1995 ...

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 ...

The US Library of Congress has added the Windows 95 boot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR). That means the sound is now part of a list of recordings that are “culturally ...

This year, Windows 95 and Minecraft are honored. The US Library of Congress has added the startup sound of Windows 95 and a Minecraft soundtrack album to its list of audio documents “worthy of p ...

The National Recording Registry has announced the Microsoft Windows 95 boot-up chime will be added to the Library of Congress. AFP/Getty The boot-up chime for Microsoft Windows 95 is being ...

According to the Library, the release of the Windows 95 operating system marked a significant turn in technology, making the home computer more accessible. To mark the achievement, Microsoft ...

After 30+ years of using Windows in its various forms (starting with Windows 95), I have moved on ... t want it to constantly grind away in the background doing God knows what, and I don ...