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. — 123rf.com
Depending on when you started using Microsoft Windows on your computer (yes, Linux and macOS are equally viable operating systems too) you might have heard a "logon sound" when you started your computer and signed in to the desktop.
However, if you started using your PC with Windows 8 or Windows 10, the startup process was completely silent – we now know why this is the case, thanks to a former Microsoft employee.
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