Windows 10: No sound in Window except for app notifications

Hi


I get no sound in windows. The only solution is restart. If an App plays a sound eg Outlook meeting reminder I hear the notification but if I play youtube, or VLC etc, I get no sound


Troubleshooter does nothing and I've tried all the options I could find here in the community.

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(SOLVED/CLOSED)looking for help with Android phone CONSTANT wireless signal notification

Yeah, thats not a solution she is interested in......I've suggested that course of action. Thanks though.

Just to clarify, I feel that there MUST be a step, or series of steps to turn off JUST the wireless notification sound. Thats what Im driving @ here.

 

How to disable notification and sound for apps in Windows 10

Hello Simon,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• 
  Do you want to disable only Outlook notification?
  
• 
  When do you get this notification?
  
• 
  Do you want to disable other app notifications as well?
  

You will receive notification along with the sound if you have enabled settings accordingly for the application to notify you.



If you want to disable Outlook notification on Mail app, I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• 
  Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type
  Mail and select the top most search result.
  
• 
  Click on the Settings icon located at the bottom left corner of the app and select
  Notifications from the popped window on the right side.
  
• 
  Check/uncheck the appropriate options from the Notifications window.
  
• 
  Close the window and check if the issue is resolved.
  

If you want to disable other notifications on your PC, follow the steps below:

• 
  Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type
  Settings and select the top most search result.
  
• 
  Select System and click on
  Notifications & actions from the left side panel of the screen.
  
• 
  Enable/disable the apps notification from the window accordingly and check if the changes are effective.
  

Write back to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Notification sounds are missing!!!!

Hello Nyan,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Please provide some additional information, so that we can assist you better.

1. What is the make and model number of your computer?
   
2. Have you made any changes on your computer?
   

However, I suggest you to follow the below mentioned step:

1. Go to “Control panel”.
   
2. Select ‘Sound’.
   
3. Under sounds tab select ‘Program event’.
   
4. Under program event, select ‘Notification’.
   
5. Make sure you select ‘Notification’ sound for startup application and system notification.
   

Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking ‘Yes or No’.

Harish

Microsoft Community – Moderator