Windows 10: Taskhostw.exe Playing Asterisk sound.

Discus and support Taskhostw.exe Playing Asterisk sound. in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; So I have a weird problem.Recently I've noticed my computer was playing an alert sound seemingly randomly during games, Zoom meetings and such. I used... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Wr1ghtBra1n, May 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM.

  1. WR1GHTBRA1N
    Wr1ghtBra1n Win User

    Taskhostw.exe Playing Asterisk sound.


    So I have a weird problem.Recently I've noticed my computer was playing an alert sound seemingly randomly during games, Zoom meetings and such. I used Process Monitor to narrow it down to Taskhostw.exe playing the Windows_Background.wav file when completing a series of tasks. Further examination yielded that Taskhostw.exe was triggering the Asterisk alert for some reason. I could just disable the Asterisk sound under System Sounds, but it only hides the issue.Usually it plays randomly. BUT I seem to be able to trigger it when using my font manager, FontBase. Sometimes starting FB up triggers t

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    Wr1ghtBra1n, May 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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  2. GIM GUANTAN
    Gim GuanTan Win User

    Windows Asterisk sound plays randomly every few minutes. How do I solve it?

    My Windows 10 Pro keeps playing the Windows Asterisk sound randomly every few minutes.

    Upon checking the Event logs, seems like there is a correlation with the security auditing. In the task catergory, it seems like there is a "Logon" and "Special Logon" event before the Asterisk sound plays.

    What is going on? How do I solve it? The sound is very annoying! Thanks!
     
    Gim GuanTan, May 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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  3. F14TOMCAT
    f14tomcat Win User
    Random Asterisk Alert Sound

    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, May 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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  4. ANTONYJOSE
    AntonyJose Win User

    Taskhostw.exe Playing Asterisk sound.

    Windows Asterisk Sound Plays When Typing on Desktop and Shutting Down PC

    Hi Nick,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    We understand that, you face issue with Windows asterisk sound plays, when typing on desktop and shutting down PC.

    I'd certainly help you.

    This issue could occur due to corrupted or incorrect settings on the sound panel.

    Let’s follow these steps below and check, if it works:

    1. On Taskbar right hand corner.

    2. Right click on the sound icon, then click on the sound tab.

    3. Under sound tab, go to sound scheme and select no sound option.

    4. Click on Ok and check, if it works.


    Please feel free to contact us, if you face any issues with Windows.



    Thank you.
     
    AntonyJose, May 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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