Windows 10: Getting Sound Schemes Back!

There was a time when I wanted to hear sound themes such as Cityscape, Afternoon, or sonata, and all I had to do was go to control panel>sounds>sounds tab, click the one I wanted, click ok\apply, and the sound theme changed. There was a sound for opening Windows, closing, alerts, errors etc. I didn't have to manually set a sound for each event, it was always preconfigured. Now on Windows 10 I noticed when I go to the same location there are no sound files associated with each event. The only one that has any sound files is windows default, which I'm tired of hearing.My questions are:Is o

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Sound Schemes

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I would like to inform you that when you when you download any anything from the internet it be stored in the download folder.

I suggest you to follow the steps and check if it helps:

• 
  Press Windows+X key on the keyboard and hit
  Enter.
  
• 
  Click on Control panel and select
  Sound.
  
• 
  Click on Sound Tab.
  
• 
  Under Sound Scheme select
  No Sound.
  
• 
  Under the program event window select the program for which you want to change the sound scheme.
  
• 
  Then click on browse and in the left pane select
  downloads.
  

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

Thanks.

 

Sound Scheme not Working

Hi Gallahad47,


Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.


Could you please help me with the below questions:

1. Are you aware of any changes happened on the computer prior to this issue?
   
2. Which version of Windows you are using? (To check, type: winver in start menu and hit enter.)
   

I suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps mentioned below:

Method 1: Check the system sound.

1. Tap on the Windows key on your keyboard.
2. Type: Volume Mixer.
3. Set the slider option for System sounds to
   high.
4. Now, close the window and check for the issue.
   

Method 2: Restore to defaults.

1. Press Windows and
   R key together on your Keyboard.
2. Type Control and hit enter.
3. Open Hardware and Sound > Choose Sound.
   
4. Click on Sounds tab.
5. Select Windows default under Sound schemes.
   
6. Click on Apply and Ok. Restart the computer and check for the issue.

Hope it helps.

Roohi Taj S

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Get notification without sound in Windows 10

Hi Joan,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I apologize for the inconvenience caused. We are glad to help you.



I suggest you to follow the steps given below and check if it works:

• 
  Type sounds in search bar and hit
  enter.
  
• 
  Select the sounds tab.
  
• 
  Click on the drop down under sound schemes and select
  no sounds.
  

Hope this information helps. Do get back to us with the updated status of the issue. We will be happy to assist you.



Regards,

Jenith