Windows 10: Random Asterisk Alert Sound

Discus and support Random Asterisk Alert Sound in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Every few minuets I'm hearing the asterisk sound either once, or multiple times with no corresponding message. It happens within every few minuets at... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by kwloy, Jul 19, 2017.

  1. kwloy Win User

    Random Asterisk Alert Sound


    Every few minuets I'm hearing the asterisk sound either once, or multiple times with no corresponding message. It happens within every few minuets at random intervals, and will sound 1-3 times.

    :)
     
    kwloy, Jul 19, 2017
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  2. MP797GA Win User

    100% CPU Use Since Latest Windows Update

    Thank you again.

    Did a clean install.

    All working well.

    Yes, was a tad tedious with the slew of updates required to Office and Windows post install. That said, reinstalling email accounts to Outlook 2013 was super fast.

    Minor side note>>>>For some reason, Outlook's new mail sound is now associated with "Asterisk" within: Sound>Sounds>Program Events: The
    "Asterisk" default sound is "Windows Background".

    Easy enough to change the "asterisk" program event sound to any sound pre-installed , set to "none", or a WAV I decide to associate "Asterisk" with...yet..

    My "new mail notification"sound is set properly, and tests fine within sounds/program events.

    Bizarre.

    Regards.

    ....

    Ah...sound follow up.

    Outlook's defaults were set to do many things, and "confused" the PC.

    (Outlook>File>Options>Mail>Message Arrival)

    It was set to both:

    "Display a desktop alert"

    and

    "Show an envelope icon in the taskbar"

    The "asterisk" within "program events" ("sounds" tab within sounds) must be associated with "display a desktop alert".

    After unchecking "display a desktop alert", I now get the proper new mail sound.

    When a new Outlook email arrived, the computer had 2 simultaneous program events, and whatever "asterisk" is associated with seems to win the priority prize.

    I can live without the desktop alert visual.....for that matter...can live without the sound too...both are merely a nice to haves.
     
    MP797GA, Jul 19, 2017
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  3. Nokia X6 - Random Sounds?

    Hi,



    Does anyone with a Nokia X6 get random sounds from their phone.



    Every now and then the phone will just make a single sound (like an alert type sound). Probably happens 2 or 3 times a day.



    It's not my text message noise and when I open the phone up via the keyguard nothing is showing as happened like a text/missed call etc.



    Anyone else had this and know what it's all about.



    Wondered if it's some type of "warning/alert" for something else like maybe going from 3G to something else and if there's a way of turning the alert off?



    Thanks



    Ian
     
    carpman1962, Jul 19, 2017
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  4. spunk Win User

    Random Asterisk Alert Sound

    Do you have any USB devices plugged in? Try disconnecting any USB devices.
    Are you using an external USB keyboard? if so, it may have a stuck key.
     
    spunk, Jul 19, 2017
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  5. f14tomcat Win User
    Wild guess. Under Setting>Notifications, do you have any apps set to "Play sound" only, with no banner or toast notification? I'm showing News only as an example here. The one circled, is it the only thing ON for any app?


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    f14tomcat, Apr 5, 2018
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