How to Disable Windows Vista Startup Sound?
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In the last post we saw How to Disable Click Sound from Internet Explorer. But how many times when you start you laptop in the class room, library or work place you don’t know whether it is mute or not and you hear a loud Windows Startup sound turning all the faces around to look at you? Then it might be wise to disable the windows startup sound in Vista, if you are not a big fan of it.
So how to disable Windows Startup Sound?
Go to Start button –> Control Panel –> Hardware and Sound.
Under Sound, click Change System Sounds.
Uncheck the option, Play Windows Startup Sound. Click Ok.
Next time when you start your PC, you will not get any startup sound.
Note: You can also remove unwanted startup programs to improve performance of Windows Vista.
Extended version of this article, How to Disable or Change Windows Startup, Shutdown and Other System Sounds?
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gud tip…buddy
well my startup sound is the sound of the tanpura. infinitely
pleasing
Actually many will find it in Personalization, not Hardware…
This really doesn’t help on my Windows Vista laptop!
The sound is still there!
You have been the answer to my prayers! I thought I had vanquished Microsoft from ever annoying me again with their insufferable start-up sound when disabling the desktop sounds.
I suffered for months with that godforsaken sound when my speakers left on full blast volume would scare the living heck out of me every time but having never thought it could be disabled as well.
Your site was the first one to pop up on google thankfully putting an end to the misery. Thank you very much!