Windows Millennium Edition, usually shortened to Windows ME, was released by Microsoft in 2000 as the home focused successor to Windows 98. Its startup and shutdown sounds were part of the default system sound scheme heard every time users booted or closed down their PCs. Like a classic error sound from the same era, they became embedded in everyday computing culture. As retro operating system videos, emulators and nostalgia edits grew online, the paired chimes were shared as a single clip and reused whenever creators wanted an instantly dated, early 2000s computer moment.
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Windows ME startup and shutdown sounds from the 2000 Millennium Edition. Played for nostalgic PC intros, retro tech videos and operating system parodies.
This clip combines the opening and closing chimes that played when a Windows ME computer started up and powered down in 2000. The startup is a bright, rising melodic flourish that feels optimistic and clean, while the shutdown is its shorter, descending counterpart that signals the session is over. Together they instantly trigger nostalgia for early 2000s home computing, dial up modems and chunky CRT monitors. The contrast between arrival and departure makes the pair satisfying to hear back to back and immediately recognizable to anyone who used Millennium Edition.
