The Windows XP startup sound comes from Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, released in 2001. It became one of the most recognizable computer boot sounds because XP was used widely at home, in schools and in offices for years. Online, the chime spread through nostalgia videos, PC history compilations and memes about old computers and internet culture. It still gets used because the sound is brief, unmistakable and strongly tied to a specific era of everyday computing.
About this sound
The iconic Windows XP startup chime, heard when the operating system boots. People use it in nostalgic edits, tech memes and old PC themed videos.
This sound is the classic Windows XP startup chime, a short, airy electronic tone sequence that plays when the computer finishes booting up. It has a clean, polished sound with a calm rise and gentle sparkle that instantly signals early 2000s desktop computing. Because it is so familiar, even a few seconds can trigger strong nostalgia for old family PCs, school computer labs and first home internet memories. In edits and memes, it often adds a cozy, retro tech mood or marks the start of something in a playful way.
