However, the Windows Fundamentals team that was tasked with optimising the operating system's bootup time had already gotten rid of the code needed to play that audio while booting up – so the sound was permanently axed in favour of faster startup speeds. Harris says that he later began to regret the removal of the sound from the operating system, adding that his team was considering adding it again. Read more: Microsoft Edge begins prompting users to switch back to Bing search
That's essentially how the startup sound was removed from the operating system. These could also include a classroom, library, or even an aeroplane at night. “With mobility came different considerations” he explains, adding that the company started planning for its Surface platform and the assumption switched mobile-first as the team started to port the OS to ARM-based hardware.Ĭiting his own personal example of not wanting to open his MacBook at night while watching over his sleeping daughter, Harris said that he realised that having a startup sound was “a really bad feature for a device designed to be used in a person's most private and intimate spaces at any time of day and night. According to Harris, the company started to look at how people were using their computers, with more people using portable computers like laptops, in more than one location.
