In Summary
Earlier this year, Microsoft released the latest version of its desktop operating system, Windows 11, packed with a truckload of features. One such addition is the brand new startup sound. We will have a detailed look at how you can enable/disable the new Windows 11 startup sound with ease.
Startup sound during boot has been a common practice on Windows for a while now. However, Microsoft disabled the startup sound by default on Windows 10 as the sound might get annoying for a few people when they are in meetings or large conferences.
How to Disable Windows 11 Startup Sound?
However, you do not need to worry if you have already installed Windows 11 on your laptop/ PC because you can easily disable the startup sound in Windows. Let us take a look at how you can disable the startup sound with ease.
Right-click on the start menu and Windows and select settings.
Now, look for the personalizations tab and click on it.
Here, click on Themes.
Once done, select Sounds from the upper-right corner of the screen.
A new window will pop up; uncheck the Play Windows Startup Sound option.
Finally, hit the Apply button and then press ok, and it will successfully disable the Windows 11 startup sound on your laptop/PC.
Related Read: How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows 11
How to Enable Windows 11 Startup Sound
If for some reason, you wish to enable the Windows 11 startup sound once again, then the process stays more or less the same. Let us have a look.
Right-click on the start menu and Windows and select settings.
Now, look for the personalizations tab and click on it.
Here, click on Themes.
Once done, select Sounds from the upper-right corner of the screen.
A new window will pop up, enable the Play Windows Startup Sound option.
Finally, hit the Apply button and then press ok, and it will successfully disable the Windows 11 startup sound on your laptop/PC.
Enable/Disable Windows 11 Startup Sound with Ease
If you follow the steps described above, it should be very easy to enable or disable Windows 11 startup sound. Moreover, we will publish a detailed guide on how to change Windows 11 startup sound in the future, so stay tuned. Let us know in the comments below if you found this article helpful and successfully disabled Windows 11 startup sound. For your reference, here is the video of the new startup sound:
