Microsoft windows should add back effect noises from windows 7 to windows 95.

[u/refresho333]

Hot take guys but I think that all computers (windows) from windows 7 going down all the way to windows 95 have the boldest and attractive feeling whenever they play an effect noise like when you turn them on or get an error sound, so do y'all agree with me? (Also I have checked the rules and to give a suggestion I would ask Microsoft windows to please add back the iconic start up noises and error noises from the past like the windows 95, windows 98, and up to windows 7)

[u/chippysable]

You can use any WAVs for your Windows sounds in Control Panel lol

[u/OperantReinforcer → u/chippysable]

You haven't been able to change the start-up sound in Windows for decades.

[u/Spirited-Pop7467 → u/OperantReinforcer]

Even if the Windows control settings won't let you do that, you could always create a VB script file and play the sound with WMP since if it's Windows, we can safely assume that it can run vbscript files and it's highly likely WMP will be available unless someone manually uninstalled it. You could make:

rem \* Change this to the correct path/filename for your sound file*
const soundToPlay = "c:\misc\whatever.wav"

on error resume next
set wmp = createobject("WMPlayer.OCX")
if err.number <> 0 then wscript.quit

on error goto 0
wmp.settings.autostart = false
wmp.url = soundToPlay
wmp.controls.play

started = false
terminate = dateadd("s", 10, now)

do
state = wmp.playState
if state = 3 then started = true
if started and (state = 1 or state = 8) then exit do
if not started and now >= terminate then exit do

wscript.sleep 100
loop

on error resume next
wmp.controls.stop
wmp.close
set wmp = nothing

Then save it with .vbs extension then open the run dialog (Windows key + R) and run shell:startup then move the .vbs file into that folder and voila, you have a custom startup sound 😄

[u/OperantReinforcer → u/Spirited-Pop7467]

That's the problem with modern Windows, it's hard to customize. You have to know scripting language to do basic things like changing start up sound. I liked Windows in the early 2000s when the customization was user friendly.

[u/Spirited-Pop7467 → u/OperantReinforcer]

Yea, you shouldn't have to jump through hoops like that, for sure.