It also added support for longer file names and new “plug and play” capability for installing hardware. Windows 95 sold 7 million copies in its first five weeks, becoming the world’s most popular ...

The original music for Minecraft, alongside the reboot jingle for Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system, have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress and ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The Microsoft Windows 95 reboot chime was selected to be a part of the registry, as was the Minecraft soundtrack. "These are the sounds of America – our wide-ranging history and culture.

So does the Library of Congress. This week, the Windows 95 chime joined Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” and the soundtrack to Minecraft in earning a place in the National Recording Registry.

This Windows logo wallpaper was created by Microsoft creative director Chris Palazzo as a way to pay tribute to the feeling he gets when he sees the Windows 95 startup screen. Created by designer ...

TL;DR: CrystalMark Retro 2.0, a free benchmarking tool from Crystal Dew World, now supports Windows 95, 98, and Me, after a year of development. It allows users to compare retro and modern systems.

In a nutshell: When trying to install Windows 95 for the first time, PC users were presented with a dull text interface and no graphics. DOS could indeed "do graphics," but the Windows team ...