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Windows XP Shutdown (classic PC farewell): Free Tesla Lock Sound Download

The Windows XP shutdown chime: a warm, wistful two-second farewell that ended countless late-night sessions on the OS that defined an era.

Retro Tech sound · 3.22 seconds · WAV format · Free download

Custom lock sounds need the car’s external pedestrian-warning speaker (Model 3 built September 2019 or later, Model S and Model X from the 2021 refresh, every Model Y and Cybertruck) and software 2023.44 or later.

How to install: download the file (it is already named LockChime.wav), copy it to Boombox/LockChime.wav on a FAT32 or exFAT USB drive, plug it into a USB port that carries data (the glovebox port on newer cars; rear ports only charge), and open Toybox → Boombox → Lock Sound, then choose USB.

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Windows XP Shutdown (classic PC farewell)

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The Windows XP shutdown chime: a warm, wistful two-second farewell that ended countless late-night sessions on the OS that defined an era.

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Plain .wav audio file. No installer, no account.

Open in Chime Studio

How to install

This sound is on the quieter side. Crank Tesla volume to 7+ for best effect.

  1. Copy to USB

    Copy LockChime.wav onto a FAT32 or exFAT USB drive at Boombox/LockChime.wav.

  2. Plug into your Tesla

    Plug the drive into a USB port that carries data (the glovebox port on newer cars). Open Toybox → Boombox → Lock Sound, then choose USB.

  3. Lock the car

    Lock the car to hear it.

credit Brian Eno / Microsoft
source Windows XP (Microsoft, 2001–2014). The startup and shutdown chimes were composed by Brian Eno in 1994 — famously recorded on an Apple Mac. The exact brief: "a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional." Use case: every farewell deserves a ceremony. Trivia: Eno composed 84 pieces before landing on the six-second startup theme.

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