This is the never-before-heard Surface startup sound as well as the missing one from Windows 8 - Windows Central

Here’s the history of the original Windows 8 and Surface startup sounds that were never turned on.

• Jensen Harris, who worked on various versions of Windows over the years, reveals what the original Windows 8 startup sound was.
• Windows 8 never shipped with a startup sound, so few ha… [+3565 chars]
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