Here's a quick summary of the situation:
In a recent Windows 11 Dev Channel preview build (reported around June 16, 2025), the startup sound was accidentally replaced with the iconic Windows Vista chime.
This was a bug, not an intentional change for nostalgia or an Easter egg.
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