you’re able to disable them entirely—or even set custom sound effects, if you prefer.

UPDATE: 11/12/21

Looking todisable the startup sound on your Windows 11 PC?

you might also just navigate to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound.

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it’s possible for you to also choose to disable sound effects for specific events.

Click “OK” to stash your changes when you’re done.

This particular sound effect is disabled by default on Windows 10, and for good reason.

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poke the “Sounds” box at the bottom of the window and select “(None)”.

Click “OK” to secure your changes.

Select an event and use the “Sounds” box to choose a sound file for it.

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you might click “Test” to hear a preview of the different sound effects here.

To use a custom sound file, poke the “Browse” button.

Your custom sound effect file must be in the .wav file format.

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you’re able to then choose your saved sound scheme from the list here in the future.

Why Do Sounds Keep Turning Back On?

You may find that sound effects automatically re-enable themselves when you customize your desktop.

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Changing your system sound configs will disable them in some—but not all—desktop applications.

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