Change Sounds in Windows 10
To change sounds in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista, open Control Panel and click on Hardware and Sound. Next select and click Change system sounds, under Sound.
In Windows 10, you can also access the Sounds settings applet via System > Sound. Click Sound Control Panel and the applet will open. Here, under the Sounds Tab, under the Sound Scheme, in the drop-down window, you will be able to see the sound schemes available.
Select one Program event, select a sound and click on Apply > OK. You may if you wish, you can further customize them, in the Program box. Having done this, you will get to hear a whole new set of sounds. Trust me, you will find them to be a welcome change. I always have my sounds turned off, but I am now loving the small new surprises which Windows throws up in the form of new sounds that appear when I use it. Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 takes away the ability to play shutdown, logon, logoff sounds.
Disable sounds in Windows
To disable sound for a particular event, select the event and then from the Sound drop-down menu, select None. To disable all sounds system-wide, you have to select No Sounds under the Sounds Scheme drop-down menu and click Apply. Read: Turn Off Notification and System Sounds in Windows 10. In the Sounds settings, you can also do the following:
Download sound schemes for Windows
If you are looking for additional cool sound themes for your Windows, you can create your own or you could download them from third-party sites. Winsounds.com seems to be a good website where you can download all default Windows sounds from the early versions of Windows to the current one. It also offers other custom sound schemes for download. I am sure that you will like some of the custom sound schemes being offered as a free download here. Check this post if you wish to restrict the changing of Sound Schemes. Go here if you have to Diagnose, troubleshoot, repair sound & audio problems in case there is No sound in Windows.
