Windows 7, released by Microsoft in 2009, shipped with a set of short system sounds for actions such as starting up, signing in and receiving notifications, and different themes could change how those cues sounded. The logon sound became one of the most recognisable of those cues because millions of people heard it every day on home and school computers. As Windows 7 faded from everyday use, the sound moved onto soundboards and video edits, where it now works as a quick shorthand for early 2010s computing and a simpler era of desktop software.