Assign a Sound to a System Event

You can assign a particular sound to a program event such as Close Window, Exit Windows, New Mail Notification, or Incoming Fax. Unique sounds associated with system events help computer users who rely on sounds to get information from their computers such as people who are blind. This procedure tells you how to assign a sound to a system event through Sounds and Audio Devices Properties in Control Panel.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Sounds and Audio Devices.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Move to Sounds and Audio Devices by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box:

Select the Sounds tab.

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box:

Move to the Sounds tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.

On the Sounds tab:

Select a system event from the Program Events list.
Select a sound to associate with the system event from the Sounds list.
Select OK.

Select the Browse button to navigate to and select another sound.
Select OK twice.

On the Sounds tab:

Move to the Program Events list by pressing ALT+P.
Select a system event by pressing the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys.
Move to the Sounds list by pressing ALT+S.
Select a sound to associate with the system event by pressing the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys.
Browse for other sounds by pressing ALT+B, CTRL+TAB, and the arrow keys to navigate to a sound, and ENTER to select it.
Press ENTER.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

[image: Control Panel: Sounds and Audio Devices: Sounds tab: Assign sounds to program events]

Control Panel: Sounds and Audio Devices: Sounds tab: Assign sounds to program events

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Assign a Sound to a System Event

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