Microsoft released Windows 7 in 2009, and its system sounds, including the short logoff chime, became part of everyday computing for millions of users during the following decade. As newer versions of Windows changed or removed those familiar sounds, clips of the old logon and logoff tones began circulating on video platforms, soundboards, and social media as shorthand for retro technology. Today creators keep using the logoff sound because it is instantly recognisable, brief enough to sit at the end of a clip, and tied to a specific era of home computing.