Meanwhile, since Windows 10 is your platform of choice, you should also check out some Windows 10 tips and tricks, how to use God Mode in Windows 10 and how to use PowerToys on Windows 10 to get the best out of your computer. Of course, you can also disable it any time by going through the same process if you don’t like to hear the chime every time you switch on.

Windows 10 doesn’t play a startup sound by default, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enable it on your computer. You can also download a collection of startup sounds from all versions of Windows from the Microsoft Store ( free).Įnable/Disable Windows Startup Sound in Windows 10 Your machine will now play a sound or tune of your choice every time you fire it up. You now know three different ways to enable or disable startup sound in Windows 10. Finally, click on ‘OK’ and close the Regedit window. Make the change according to your choice. Select Start > Settings > System > Sound > Troubleshoot.

You can also launch the troubleshooter from audio Settings. Select the device you want to troubleshoot and then continue through the troubleshooter. By default, it should be the latter in Windows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type audio troubleshooter, select Fix and find problems with playing sound from the results, then select Next. The hexadecimal value should be “0” for Enabled and “1” for Disabled.

In the right pane, right-click on the entry that says ‘DisableStartupSound’ and from the popup menu, choose ‘Modify’.

Windows 10 startup sound change