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Disable Windows Default Error Sound

Disable Windows Error Sound

This is how to disable the default Windows error sound, which occurs, for example, when you search something in a browser and there is no result, or when you type something wrong in a terminal.

I tested this on a german Windows installation, so I'm not sure if my english translations are the correct ones.

  • Search in Windows for "Sound settings" (German: "Soundeinstellungen")
  • Click on "Sound-Control-Panel" (German "Sound-Systemsteuerung")
  • Choose "Sounds" tab
  • Look for "Default Sound - Warning Signal" (or something related, in german it is "Standardton Warnsignal")
  • Set it to none in the dropdown below (German: "Kein")
  • Save

Enjoy having no "pliiiiiiiiing" anymore

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