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Why Windows Got Rid of Startup Sounds

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Sound of Windows

Microsopt has removed the start up sound from windows 8. U i sounds are notifications you hear as you use your computer. Windows was being used by millions of people a day all around the world. One annoying sound is one annoying sound, but at scale, one annoying sound is a billion annoying sounds a day.

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