Windows 10 was released by Microsoft in 2015, and its short startup chime became one of the most recognised PC sounds of the decade as millions of laptops and desktops played it daily. Clips labelled Windows 10 be like later spread the sound on YouTube and TikTok, pairing it with slow thinking or frozen screen jokes. It is now grouped in edits alongside the classic error sound and the discord notification, and remains popular because it instantly signals a system, or a person, starting up again.