is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft originally commissioned English musician Brian Eno to create the startup ...

Microsoft has decided the best way to remind people that it's launching "what's next for Windows" during an event on June 24th is with a song. Specifically, a "slo-fi" remix with the Windows 95, XP, ...

Some musicians spend 18 months working on a whole album. At Microsoft Corp., that's how long it took to perfect just four seconds of sound. Of course, this isn't just any four-second clip. It's the ...

The boot-up chime for Microsoft Windows 95 is being preserved in the Library of Congress, the National Recording Registry announced this week. The track was produced by famed songwriter Brian Eno, who ...

As we wait to hear more about the next big update for Windows, Microsoft just teased the upcoming launch event with a medley of various startup sounds. The melodies for Windows 95, Windows XP, and ...

The Windows 95 reboot chime was one of 25 audio works added to the National Recording Registry this year. Brooks Kraft LLC / Sygma via Getty Images When users turned on their computers during the ...

The name “Windows 95” was revealed to the public only a short time before the operating system’s launch, which we were told was going to be a massive event. Through an insanely overwrought but ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I love a good jingle, and over its lifetime Windows has had quite a few very good jingles. Like ...