This chime comes from Windows 10, Microsoft's operating system released in 2015, where a short device-connect tone confirms that a USB device has been recognised. Soundboard users later shared a much louder version, turning a quiet system notification into a deliberately over-the-top effect for videos and streams. It spread through meme edits, gaming clips and tech parodies because the sound is instantly familiar to PC users, and it remains popular as a quick way to punctuate a plug-in, a setup reveal or a joke about charging cables and broken ports.