I want to permanently turn off System Sounds

[xp4ever]

Windows 7 Home Premium.

In Control Panel: Hardware and Sound: Sound: Change System Sounds, I've set the Sound Scheme three times now to No Sounds (done this about once a week), clicked Apply/OK, and it keeps reverting to Windows Default. Also tried saving/naming the scheme -- didn't help.

For example, when I go into Personalization and click to view one of the themes, I still get the ding-dong bell-tone. How do permanently turn off system sounds?

Thanks.

 

[speedgamer01]

I haven't noticed this behaviour until now, I think I will apply this fix as well, thanks

How to Allow or Prevent Changing Sounds in Windows 7 and Windows 8

Cheers!

 

[fireberd]

I tried it with mine. I have System Sounds off as I use the PC for my recording studio.

I noticed if I change themes, the Sounds automatically turn on and they have to be disabled again.

 

[xp4ever]

I tried it with mine. I have System Sounds off as I use the PC for my recording studio.

I noticed if I change themes, the Sounds automatically turn on and they have to be disabled again.

Yes, I think you're right, and I think the problem I was seeing was that every time I simply clicked on a theme to just take a look at what it was about (and perhaps other settings you just open and look at), Big-Brother Windows reset the sounds back to ON.

Thanks.

 

[speedgamer01]

If you got the case resolved please mark the thread as solved.

 

[rvcjew]

you can always if your sure you will never use them again delete them. "C:\Windows\Media" should reside in there I would backup your system before hand though. I'm sure if you change themes it changes to that themes sound scheme, you could also mute windows sounds too in the sound mixer not sure it that changes with themes.

rvcjew

 

[mrjames]

Solved. You can quickly and easily turn off ALL windows system sounds. Or just a particular sound theme, even particular sound files.

Here is how to turn off *all* of them safely and surely, and use the same method if you want to only do individual sounds or schemes. Go to your Windows>Media folder (where all system sounds and themes are contained as .wav files and "Theme" folders.

Rename that "Media" folder using the standard disable (but not delete) method of remarking: that is, adding "rem" prefix to the file or folder name. Windows will not be able to find and activate anything in that folder. That way later on, should you wish to return a file or folder to normal usability, you just know that you should delete the rem prefix. So, in short, right click on that folder and rename it to remMedia. Rename it back to Media if you want all the sounds again.

Voila.

 

[UsernameIssues]

If you ever have to run SFC/scannow...
...Voila - the folder will be recreated :-(

The renamed Media folder will still be there and a new Media folder will be created :-(


Just FYI. I have no solution.

 

[mrjames]

If you ever have to run SFC/scannow...
...Voila - the folder will be recreated :-(

The renamed Media folder will still be there and a new Media folder will be created :-(


Just FYI. I have not solution.

Thank you for the correction. I've been fortunate myself I guess in that on my eighth desktop now, I don't recall ever having to run the SFC command, in spite of many other Windows issues over the years. But perhaps file corruption is common for other folks, and if so, at worst, they would just have to remark the folder/theme/files once again, after the new folder's recreation. Thanks.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Do the steps in the link (tutorial) in post #2 not work for you?

Those should hold thru a theme change.

 

[KyleR]

Can u not add a registry setting to disable system sound?

 

[RichardHKing]

Plug in a headset, and don't listen to it

 

[Layback Bear]

Well I use sfc /scannow often. Not because I have problems I know of but because I want to see if anything is going a muck and it hasn't raised it's ugly head.
It hurts nothing and it's not hard to do.

When one is doing something that no sound is wanted, just hit the mute button. One tick away.
When done hit the mute button again to turn the sound on. One tick away.

If one has external speakers just turn the power off to the speakers. One button.
To turn sound back on, One Button. Done.
No hacking the registry or 3rd party programs needed.

 

[UsernameIssues]

~~~
When one is doing something that no sound is wanted, just hit the mute button. One tick away.
~~~

But what if one wants to listen to audio without System Sounds also playing? Then one must go thru several clicks to mute only the System Sounds while allowing the desired sound source thru. I can tell the OS to use the "No Sounds" Sound Scheme and it holds... Not so for the OP.

I mute the System Sounds (even with the "No Sounds" Sound Scheme). From time to time, that setting somehow changes to not being muted. It is not a problem, just an observation.

 

[torchwood]

sound

Each theme has its own personalised settings.
sounds/screensaver/colour/background
If you have more than 1 theme you have to change the defaults on all of them, to match each other.
Thats how its set up, there all individual
Roy

 

[Layback Bear]

Each theme has its own personalised settings.
sounds/screensaver/colour/background
If you have more than 1 theme you have to change the defaults on all of them, to match each other.
Thats how its set up, there all individual
Roy

Never tired your suggestion but it does sound like it would work.