Users reported this to Microsoft as: "I accidentally got the Infinity startup sound."

So, go ahead. Break the silence. Apply the infinite reverb. Let the four notes of Windows 11 stretch into eternity. Just remember to turn your volume down before you shut down—that tail might still be playing when you start back up tomorrow.

Let's be realistic. The Windows Infinity startup sound is a masterpiece of , not system software.

The "Infinity Startup Sound" sonically represents what users secretly want:

The Windows Infinity Startup Sound is a brilliant piece of speculative design. It serves as a critique of current operating systems disguised as a fan edit. It asks a question Microsoft engineers rarely consider: How do we want the computer to make us feel?