This alert comes from Microsoft Windows 11, released in 2021 with a redesigned set of system notification sounds. The low battery chime was created to warn laptop users clearly but calmly when power is critically low. Clips of Windows alerts spread widely on TikTok, YouTube and meme pages, where creators repurpose familiar notification sounds and error sounds as punchlines. It endures because almost everyone has felt that brief panic of searching for a charger, making the sound instantly recognizable across ages.