Nostalgia hits whenever you see something that was a part of your daily life once but has now been replaced by something else. In this, it was quite a surprise for Windows 11 Dev channel insiders who discovered a different boot sound from Windows Vista instead of the regular one. The boot sound is the one you hear when the desktop loads on your PC.

Old users immediately realized that it was indeed the Vista boot sound that arrived with the OS, nearly two decades back, when Microsoft launched its ambitious operating system that didn’t quite make it.

Hearing the Windows Vista startup sound on boot isn’t a bad thing at all. But does it mean that sound will stay? Unfortunately not. Microsoft identified the accidental sound change in the operating system and updated their official page for the June 13 Dev build. It indicates that it was unintentional and not something to hope for in future builds.

The update statement mentions “This week’s flight comes with a delightful blast from the past and will play the Windows Vista boot sound instead of the Windows 11 boot sound. We’re working on a fix,” with an added tag to signify that it was discovered later on.

After that, the most recent Beta build for Windows 11 24H2 patched the old boot sound to the correct one. The official page marks the issue as resolved, which means that it’s been caught and fixed before it could make its way to the stable channel. However, it would have been a surprise for the stable channel, which would have garnered an explosive response.

Users love the accidental change

Redditors seemed quite joyful with the change and liked the sound they once used to hear daily. Some even liked it to Apple’s recent Glass-like UI change and saw it as a subtle mocking attempt. Still, Microsoft won’t let the users stick with the Windows Vista boot sound, which disappoints many.

One more question pops up about the boot sound is the lack of user control over it. You cannot change the boot sound in Windows, which is surprising given the ton of other audio tweaks available.

So, there’s no easy way to do it, but if you are willing to risk it, you can try some of the registry tweaks available.

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