Windows 10: Why does my PC occasionally chime?

Every now and then my laptop will give the little three tone notification chime when there’s no notification that i can see and there are no open apps that coud cause it, how can i find out the reason?

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Clock chimes

Thanks, but I don't want to set the clock so it chimes on the hour. I want to set it so it DOESN'T chime on the hour.

 

Chime alert

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand how annoying it could be, when the chime sound occurs in middle of the flight simulation. In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Windows 10 version and Build installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• Are you aware of any changes on the PC, prior to this issue?

In this scenario, we would like to isolate the issue and want to know, whether it's an in game issue or a windows issue. Please perform the steps to enable Focus assist as mentioned in this article:

Turn Focus assist on or off in Windows 10



If the issue still persist, then try creating a new user account as this issue may be due to a profile corruption. Hence, in order to eliminate possibilities, we would suggest you to create a new user account
and check. Follow the steps from the article
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10 to create a new user account.



We await your response.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

chime

Hi,

If the notification sound has already been turned off but you still receive that chime randomly, then there's a possibility that the notifications you are receiving are from apps and other senders that has not been turned off.

For us to isolate this case, we would like to ask the following information:

• When do you get the notification?
• Do you get it when a new email arrives or if someone sends you a message in Skype, etc.?

To manage the notifications from other senders, follow the steps below:

• Go to Settings, then click System.
• Click on Notifications & actions.
• Under Get notifications from these senders, toggle Off
  the app that you don't want to receive any notification.

Should you need further assistance, feel free to let us know.

Regards.