How to change Windows 10 sounds

These days we are offering you a large amount of tutorials for Windows 10 Through which we try to make the process of learning and customizing the new Microsoft operating system much more comfortable and, above all, adapted to your knowledge.

This time we are going to focus on change Windows 10 sounds, an easy and simple process that will also help you customize audio when carrying out any type of action.

Where can I change Windows 10 sounds

In order to change the sounds of Windows 10 We obviously have to go to the sound section of our operating system.

There are different ways to do it, but perhaps the quickest and easiest is to right-click on any free area of ​​the desktop, and in the drop-down list we will then click on “Customize now".

Through this section we will find all the Windows 10 customization options, but obviously in this case we are going to focus on the sound, and to do this you will see on the left side a series of options among which we will have to click on “Themes".

At this moment you will be seeing a window similar to the image above, but in order to access the section where we can change the Windows 10 sounds We need to click on “Advanced sound settings".

Process to change Windows 10 sounds

Well, we are now in the right place to modify sounds en Windows 10, so that you will be faced with a window like this:

As you can see, the first thing we find is the possibility of choosing between different sound combinations. Of course we will also be able to create our own combinations or even through this list we will be able to disable all operating system sounds.

At first we only have a combination of sounds that are the Windows defaults, but just below we have a box through which we can scroll and individually choose the sound for each type of action.

When selecting a specific action at the bottom you will see a drop-down list where you can choose any sound, a button called “Try” with which you will check the specific sound, and a button called “Browse…” through which you will access a search window with which you can choose any type of sound that you have stored on your PC or even on any external hard drive.

Once you have finished your new combination of sounds, all you have to do is click on the “” button.Save as…” and you will see a window where you will only have to enter the name that you want to associate with this new combination of sounds.

Turn on sound when starting Windows 10

By default, whenever we start our operating system first we hear a very characteristic music, but in the case of Windows 10 It is deactivated. We are worried because this has a solution, and to do this all you have to do is access this window where we are and activate the box “Play Windows startup sound".

Once done, we have nothing left but to accept the changes and we will have learned to change Windows 10 sounds and activate the startup sound of our operating system.

Fix Windows 10 sound problems

Silent mode

There are times that some apps They show in full screen and therefore eliminate the taskbar, if this is your case:

Click on the logo of Windows that appears on your keyboard and the task bar will open, where you will have to select the volume icon option and raise it to 100 to make sure it is not silent.

audio accessories

There are many times that we may have an accessory such as speakers or headphones and the audio is diverted to the accessory. If this is your problem the only thing you should do is unplug the headphones or speakers so that the sound play again on the computer.

Poor connection with accessories

If you have connected any device and you don't hear well or the connection is lost, you have to disconnect and reconnect the accessories to ensure a good connectionne implementation with computer audio.

Update to the latest version

If you have a device that is not updated to the last version, audio problems may occur.

Run the Audio Problem Wizard

Press and hold the volume icon and select «Fix audio problems» and then follow the instructions given to you Windows 10.

Check for manufacturer update issues

Although the sound is reproduced thanks to the hardware, most Windows 10 problems They occur when there are incompatibilities with the software, for this we recommend that you:

  • You press the button Windows 10.
  • Find the command dxdiag.exe and select dxdiag Run Command.
  • In the sound section, find the sound manufacturer and write down all the data.
  • Look for the manufacturer's information on their website to make sure you are using the latest version.