Windows 10: Custom theme sounds test OK but do not play when actual event occurs

Discus and support Custom theme sounds test OK but do not play when actual event occurs in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I placed the custom .wav files in the media folder and pointed to them for the events I wanted the sounds to be used for. They all test OK and I have... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by xwray, Oct 20, 2016.

  1. xwray Win User

    Custom theme sounds test OK but do not play when actual event occurs


    I placed the custom .wav files in the media folder and pointed to them for the events I wanted the sounds to be used for. They all test OK and I have in fact applied the sounds. Problem is they do not play when the actual event; ie, Windows Logon occurs.
    Everything looks like it should be working but no sounds are heard.

    Anyone have any ideas why this is happening...I'd appreciate any help.

    :)
     
    xwray, Oct 20, 2016
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  2. [HTC Vogue winmo 6.1]No vibrate or sound alert for a Text/Email

    AccessMoney.Net wrote:

    I can assign a custom alert sound to text messages. However the only sound that will play when I actually receive a text message is the default "dink sound"; It
    overrides any changes that I make in the sounds & notifications /
    Event & Alert assignment field. The custom sound plays in the assignment field test mode, but when I actually receive a text message, I get the barely audible "dink sound"





    Wow! I'm blown away that the Hard Reset did not fix it and unfortunately I do not have that device to test it out. I'll try to visit a local cell store and see if I can figure it out.



    After you set the sound and play it when you select it. If you were to soft reset the devie and then go back to the Event&Alert assignment page, is the new sound you selected still there?
     
    Jack Cook - aka Help_Line, Oct 20, 2016
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  3. No_You Win User
    Unable to test sounds in sound scheme settings

    Hello

    I upgraded to Windows 10 recently, and i can customize just about everything, however i cannot customize the sounds. I went to change the sound schemes and chose a .wav, but when i clicked "test", nothing happened. so i went to the default theme, clicked
    "test", still doesn't play. I went to browse and i found that the sounds in the windows default, are the ones from windows 8 before, but the notification it plays now, whenever i disconnect or connect a usb,a different sound plays instead of the one select
    in the default scheme.

    What is going on?
     
    No_You, Oct 20, 2016
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  4. HantsDave Win User

    Custom theme sounds test OK but do not play when actual event occurs

    I have a similar problem trying to get 'New e-mail Notification' to work but the 'test' button in 'sounds' in Control Panel 'sounds' does not work. When using the PC, sounds occur as they should for certain events but not the e-mail notification. On my Laptop everything works perfectly using the same wav file for e-mail alerts. Is there a registry entry to get the test sounds to work and e-mail alerts to work on my PC?
     
    HantsDave, Nov 14, 2016
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