Microsoft released Windows 95 in 1995, and its startup sound was composed by Brian Eno, who was asked to create a short, welcoming piece that captured the optimism of personal computing. The resulting few-second melody became instantly familiar to millions of users who heard it every time they switched on their PCs. As older systems were replaced, the sound survived online through nostalgia videos, retro gaming streams and meme edits, where it now instantly signals the mid-1990s era of home computing.