As far as Windows 11 bugs go, this one is pretty fun, though one has to wonder how the sound file from Windows Vista ended up in a Windows 11 build. Naturally, this has led to many believing that ...

Fix the bug, by all means, but give us the whole gamut of start-up sounds in the Settings app. If Sony's happy to do with the PlayStation 5, you can surely do it with Windows.

The appwiz.cpl command opens the classic Programs and Features window. This was the way to uninstall apps on older versions ...

My real favourite is XP's, though, as it's just a solid, almost triumphant, blast of music to let you know that Windows is up and running. Moderns PC with speedy SSDs boot up so quickly that there ...

Microsoft has temporarily transported users back to 2007 this week when the company mistakenly swapped Windows 11's familiar startup chime with the iconic Windows Vista boot sound.

Windows testers started noticing the issue shortly after Microsoft released its latest Dev Channel build of Windows 11 on Friday afternoon. The .WAV file for the bootup sound, which is stored inside ...

Microsoft fixed the Vista startup sound glitch in Windows 11 Beta, but the Dev build continues to play the wrong chime.

Microsoft has temporarily transported users back to 2007 this week when the company mistakenly swapped Windows 11's familiar startup chime with the iconic Windows Vista boot sound. The mix-up ...

References Microsoft: Install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 Microsoft: Make Older Programs Run in This Version of Windows Microsoft: How to Use Windows Application Compatibility Mode ...

How to Run Startup Scripts in XP. Scripts, like programs and software, can be set so that they run during startup. Scripts may be executable commands, batch files or Visual Basic scripts that your ...

Microsoft has accidentally swapped the startup sound of Windows 11 with that of the older Windows Vista. The blunder was first spotted by users testing the latest Dev Channel build of Windows 11 ...

When Daniel Saks was working as a co-CEO of the previous startup he co-founded, AppDirect, billionaire Michael Dell sent him a LinkedIn message asking for a meeting. Dell famously likes to cold ...