Logo[]
Startup: On a black background, the words "Starting Windows" and a copyright notice appears. Suddenly, four colored orbs appear and move around a bit until they form the "panes" of the then-current Windows logo. The edges of the panes glow for a little bit.
Variants[]
- If the computer is resuming from a previous session, the text will say "Resuming Windows".
- When a system running Windows 7 in the middle of an update, after a few seconds "Starting Windows" changes to "Applying update operation {{{1}}} of {{{2}}} (filename.filetype)", wherein {{{1}}} is the number of the active update, whereas {{{2}}} is the total amount of updates to the system.
- When rebooting your PC after installing Windows from the DVD, "Starting Windows" is changed to "Setup is updating Registry Settings" after a few seconds.
Animated: Against a green background, we see a "7" with a beam of light at the top corner. The light is also the one that's making part of the background brighter. As it slowly moves more to the right, the light then eventually gets brighter to reveal the Windows logo. It then quickly noves to the left, revealing the text "Windows 7" next to it. The camera slowly zooms put.
Variants[]
- Sometimes, amongst the same background as before, we'd see 4 orbs in the following colours: red, blue, green and yellow fly around the left side and form the windows logo, just like in the startup screen. The text "Windows 7" would be wiped in by some light after the logo formation followed by "Your PC, simplified" flashing in at the bottom.
- The other variant is the same as before, but instead is on a black background.
Music/Sounds[]
Startup: Four high pitched synth chimes, followed by a mellow synth pad.
Animated: A 10-note deep-pitched synth piece, with electric drum beats at the start.
Music/Sounds Variant[]
The other variant(s) would have the following sounds:
- Either the same as the startup.
- Or a happy guitar tune.
Scare Factor[]
Startup: None to low, the black background and the orbs may get to some. However, it's it is a favorite for many Windows 7 users.
Animated: Depends.
- Minimal to low for the normal variants. It depends on how you feel with the music and animation.
- Low for the black background variant, as the darkness might scare some.
Other than that, they're both favourited by many people.
Videos[]
Windows 7 animation
Windows 7 Logo Animation
Windows 7 Logo Animation 2
Microsoft Windows 7 Startup Sound (animated)