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Microsoft released Windows XP in 2001, and its short startup chime quickly became one of the most recognisable sounds from early personal computing. The gentle melody played every time a computer booted, so millions of users heard it daily at home, at school and at work. Years later, creators began sharing louder, bass-boosted versions online as a nostalgic joke, using the familiar notes to open memes, reaction videos and retro edits. It still works because the sound instantly signals the early 2000s, even to people who never used XP themselves.
About this sound
The bass-boosted Windows XP startup sound, the classic chime from Microsoft's 2001 operating system, played loud for memes, edits and nostalgic reactions.
This is the familiar Windows XP startup chime, remastered with heavy bass boost so the gentle four-note melody hits much louder and deeper than the original. The bright, rising notes are still instantly recognisable, but the low end adds a comic punch that turns quiet computer nostalgia into something dramatic. It sounds like an old PC waking up in a cinema, warm and slightly silly at the same time. For anyone who grew up with XP, it triggers a flash of early 2000s desktops, dial-up afternoons and school computer rooms, making it perfect for a sudden reveal, a throwback joke or a moment of exaggerated importance.
