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Why Windows Got Rid of Startup Sounds

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Windows 8 Start Up Sound Was Lost to History

In windows eight, if you went into the audio settings and tapped play window start up sound, it would actually activate the windows seven sound. This new start up sound was hidden inside the soft ware that sonfile actually did ship in the windows a product. The file for the new sound was actually buried in a media folder and named windows log on. If they happened to click play, this is what they heard.

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