This article will show you how to edit or change your current Windows XP startup sound so that you can use it as an indicator of when your machine is ready to use, or to add a personalised touch to your computer. You may want to get around this by changing the login sound instead of the startup sound, though this will not be covered in the article. Vista has a predefined startup sound which cannot be changed. This time varies greatly from computer to computer, and changes according to what operating system you are using and what programs and tasks you have running at startup.Įven if you do not want a long startup sound, it is worth placing silence before the sound you currently use so that the startup sound comes to an end at the right time. If you time your startup and make a sound file which is of a similar length to the load time, you are able to use it as an indicator of when your machine is ready for action, giving the start-up sound a real purpose. Learn more at standard Windows startup sound is shorter that it’s load time, making it a less than ideal indicator of when your machine is ready to use. Shawn "Cmdr" Keene | Microsoft MVP - Windows Insider | | tweet: Microsoft MVPs are independent experts offering real-world answers. After that, turn on the checkbox to play the startup sound, click OK, and reboot. If that's okay with you, then name your wave file as "Windows Startup.wav" and drop it into the C:\Windows\Media folder. So choosing the Startup sound may only playĭuring a full actual reboot. When you shutdown, they only log out the user and hibernate so they can start faster. If you do want to change the Startup sound, you need to be aware that Windows 8 and higher no longer perform full boot-ups. If you want a sound to play when you login, use the Windows Login event. Browsing to choose a file only applies your sound to the highlighted event. The Startup sound is not configurable here, it's only an on/off switch. Your sound won't be listed in the program events, that's only the list of trigger points that are available.
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