Windows 10: For some reason, my PC started making a different sound than usual when I remove a USB...

Just yesterday, For some reason, my PC started making a different sound than usual when I remove a USB connection - a 'bloop' rather than a two-tone descending sound. I went to the sounds setting applet and found that the .wav file used for USB disconnect is 'Windows Hardware Remove.wav', which makes sense, but when I played the file using the test button, I got the 'bloop' rather than the normal descending two-tone sequence.I went to another PC and tried the same trick. On this PC I get the expected two-tone sequence when I 'Test 'Windows Hardware Remove.wav'. So, I thought maybe the file

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Windows 10 first time Start-up fail

We appreciate your update. If that's the case, we suggest performing the suggestions below:

• Disable your WiFi or unplug your network cable.
• Remove any USB device, keyboard, mouse, printer, USB drive, etc.
• Then, reboot your computer.

Let us know of performing the steps makes any difference.

Let us know if that worked out for you.

 

Muffled sound after removing USB headphones and plugging them in again.

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Provide us additional information to assist you better with this issue:

1. What is the make and model of the computer and headphone?
   
2. Have you tried the same headphone on different computer?
   
3. Are you facing the same issue with the different headphone?
   
4. Which version of Windows is installed on your device?
   

Refer the article Which Windows operating system am I running
to provide the details.

Try the below suggested steps.

Method 1

1. Right click on Volume icon > Sounds >
   Playback.
   
2. Select Headphone > Properties > Advanced.
   
3. Uncheck “Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device”.
   
4. Switch to Spatial sound tab > Uncheck “Turn on 7.1 virtual surround sound”.
   
5. Click on OK and check the status of the issue.
   

Method 2

If the issue still persists I suggest you to refer the article Fix sound problems in Windows
10 for the troubleshooting steps.

Hope it helps. Get back to us for further assistance on this issue. We will be happy to help you.

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator

 

Sound problems

Hi Onishea,

There are several reasons why you're having sounds problems on your headphones. We would like to ask some questions to know the best possible resolution to offer:

• When did the issue start?
• Did you make any changes on your PC before the issue started?
• Have you tried checking if there are available updates for your Windows 10?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done on your end?

We also suggest that you check this
article as a guide on how troubleshoot sound problems in Windows 10.

We're keeping an eye to your reply.