For changing the startup sound that is played when you start your Windows 10 PC, we can either replace the startup WAV file with our own WAV audio file, or we can make changes in the Windows registry.

You will notice that there is no way to change the startup sound.

Click on the OK button to save the settings and close the Sounds window.

Select a checkbox labeled Play Windows Startup Sound.

This will open a new window in which we have to select Sounds tab.

After this scroll down a little and click on Sound Control Panel.

Where's the any key' Yep, you could even change the start up sound way back then.

In the settings window, first select System and then Sound. Back in the old days, probably Windows 98, my start up sound was the classic Homer Simpson line 'to start press any key.

Alternatively, you can also click on Start and then on the cogwheel icon.

On your Windows 10 PC, press Win+I to open settings.

Here is how you can enable startup sound for your Windows 10 PC: But if you do not like a silent boot up on your Windows 10 PC, then you can enable it very easily.Įnabling the Windows 10 startup sound is really very simple. The reasons for including startup sound are no longer relevant. However, on a Windows 10 PC you won’t hear any startup sound because Microsoft has muted the startup by default. These startup sound was first introduced in Windows 3.1 and has been around for a long time since then.

The startup sound was a way to tell the users that the PC is now up and ready for use. It really makes me wonder what might have been the inspiration for these sounds. Check out these Microsoft Windows Start up sounds over the years. Microsoft Windows Start up Sounds Start up Sounds Windows Start up Sounds Microsoft Windows Microsoft sound clips. People waited twiddling their thumbs for their Windows computers to start. TRACKS: 10 CATEGORY: SOUND FX RIGHTS: PERSONAL VIEWS: 158,231. The reason for a startup sound in those days was not only better aesthetics, but also because the hardware in those days was very slow. If you somehow come across an older computer from 90’s running Windows 95 or Windows 98, then you will notice that they all have a startup Windows sound.

Windows 10 startup sounds