Every Windows operating system release from Windows 3.1 to Windows 8 has shipped with a startup sound. Hearing the chimes assures you that your computer is working and starting up properly.

With the release of Windows 10, the startup music is no more.

You won't hear a single beep when you power up a PC running Windows 10. Even when you go into the sound settings in the Control Panel and check off "Play Windows Startup sound" box, nothing happens when you reboot.

You just get silence.

Here's the statement Microsoft gave Mashable when we asked about the removal:

"When we modernized the soundscape of Windows, we intentionally quieted the system. Using Windows 10, you will only hear sounds for things that matter to you. We removed the startup sound because startup is not an interesting event on a modern device. Picking up and using a device should be about you, not announcing the device's existence."

In memoriam of the Windows startup sounds, we made a tribute video that shows the evolution of Windows throughout the years from Windows 3.1 to Windows 8.1 in the video above.

After you've watched that, go ahead and take our Windows startup sounds quiz here.