It also revives a larger taskbar clock with seconds and features the nostalgic Windows Vista boot sound, which Microsoft calls an unintended bug. Microsoft uses its Windows 11 Insider Preview ...

Microsoft's iconic Windows Vista boot sound from 2006 has made a surprise return in the latest preview builds of Windows 11. Users booting their PCs after installing the latest flight will have ...

But not before LeBlanc joked: “I went in and had some fun with the sound files in Windows and thought folks needed a blast from the past You did say how much you loved Vista.”. When somebody ...

I'm one such person, but my forehead went into all kinds of funny shapes after learning that the bug in question causes the Windows Vista start-up music to be played, instead of the correct ...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build has unexpectedly brought back the Windows Vista startup sound, replacing the usual Windows 11 chime. The best part of this release is that it ...

Although the Cupertino giant has hailed the update as a major innovation, many immediately began comparing it to Microsoft's nearly two-decade-old Windows Vista UI. Liquid Glass is Apple's name ...

Windows Fax and Scan is a built-in Windows component that enables you to send and receive faxes via a fax modem or a dedicated fax server in your office. The program is usually easy to find ...

But Microsoft users tuning into Monday's keynote experienced some déjà vu, and pointed out the similarities between Apple's refresh and Windows Vista, an OS from nearly 20 years ago. Apple's ...

Microsoft announced the "unified future for app updates on Windows" this week. The tech giant created the Windows Update orchestration platform to bring together app updates and other updates on ...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 preview build replaced the Windows 11 boot sound with Windows Vista. The company acknowledged the issue, stating it was a "delightful blast from the past." The change was ...

Microsoft has accidentally swapped the startup sound of Windows 11 with that of the older Windows Vista. The blunder was first spotted by users testing the latest Dev Channel build of Windows 11 ...

That Vista sound is back—for now. While this clearly wasn’t intentional, the timing raised eyebrows. Apple’s new macOS 26 “Tahoe” design—unveiled just days ago—has been widely compared to Windows ...