The sound comes from the default Windows sound scheme introduced with Windows 8 in 2012 and carried into Windows 8.1 in 2013, where it signals that hardware has been safely or suddenly removed. As USB drives and peripherals became everyday props in tutorials and streams, editors began lifting the chime on its own. It now appears in meme edits and tech compilations, often alongside an error sound, because that familiar two-step drop instantly tells viewers a device has gone, even without any on-screen explanation or dialogue at all.