The US Library of Congress has decided to immortalize the Windows 95 startup sound in the National Recording Registry.

One of those sounds was intended to play every time a user started ... Soon, millions of Windows 95 users logged on everyday to Eno’s startup jingle. The Library defines its National Recording ...

Tracks added to the list are judged to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, as explained in a handy FAQ. Titles are submitted to the organisation by ...

The 33% reduction in the bit rate may or may not ultimately lead to a perceptible difference in the fidelity of the Windows 11 Startup sound. It depends on the compression algorithm used ...

These were two of the 25 recordings that make up 2025's additions (thanks AP), all of which were chosen for their "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage ...

Whaddaya mean you don't recognise it? It's the Windows 95 start-up sound, and it's recently been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings. Alongside "Goodbye ...