The sound comes from Windows 10 preview build 10074, released during Microsoft's testing period before the operating system's full launch in 2015. Preview builds let users hear early versions of system alerts, and this notification tone was later shared on soundboards by people collecting Windows sounds. It has stayed in use because it is instantly recognisable as a computer notification, even for viewers who never used that specific build. Like the Discord join sound, it works best as a short signal that something has arrived, rather than as a joke or musical clip on its own.