Windows 2000 was released by Microsoft in 2000 as part of the Windows NT family, aimed largely at business and professional users rather than home gamers. Its startup chime became one of the most recognisable boot sounds of that period, heard daily in offices and schools. As those machines disappeared, the sound survived online through nostalgia videos, retro computing channels and meme edits about old technology. It is now used less as a literal system sound and more as shorthand for turning on something dated, slow or unexpectedly reliable.
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The classic Windows 2000 startup chime that played when the PC booted up, a short bright synth melody now used for nostalgic tech and retro computer jokes.
The Windows 2000 startup sound is a brief, uplifting electronic chime that played as the operating system loaded to the desktop. It opens with a soft rising synth tone and resolves into a clean, optimistic melody with a light percussive sparkle, lasting just a few seconds. The tone feels calm, professional and slightly futuristic for its era, which is why hearing it instantly signals a computer waking up, a system ready to work, or an old machine coming back to life after years in storage.
