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What is the purpose of the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones folder in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

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Mar 15, 20262646 views
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In Windows 7 Ultimate I found a set of 10 ringtones inside the folder. And in Windows Server 2008 R2, the folder existed, but it was empty.

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Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 use the same kernel. It is probably just common code that was borrowed, and used for both OS'es, and by accident they left that directory there on Server 2008 R2. I can confirm that both directories exist exactly as you …

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