Windows Vienna was Microsoft's codename for the operating system that followed Windows Vista and became Windows 7, so the name carries strong nostalgia for late-2000s PC users. Its clean startup chime later became a target for bass-boosted and earrape edits, a style of online remix that exaggerates a familiar sound until it is comically loud and distorted. Shared in short videos and meme edits alongside the classic Windows error sound, the boosted version survives because the original tune is instantly recognisable even when its bass overwhelms everything else.