Windows 7, released by Microsoft in 2009, let users assign short system sounds to events like a critical battery warning through downloadable theme packs. This alert survived long after the operating system faded from daily use because editors kept it as a generic error sound for low power jokes. Shared on soundboards as Delta Battery Critical, the tiny chime now appears in tech videos, gaming edits and meme compilations whenever a device, vehicle or character is about to shut down unexpectedly.