Windows 11 launched in 2021 with a new, softer startup sound designed to feel calmer than earlier Windows chimes. Online creators soon began remixing that familiar chime into louder, bass-heavy versions for short videos, memes and soundboards, where the exaggerated volume turned an everyday computer noise into a joke in itself. Because almost everyone recognises the original melody, the boosted version still works years later as a quick signal for a computer starting up, a setup reveal or an over-the-top tech moment.