Get Sound Notification When Turning a Feature On or Off

When this accessibility option is selected, a confirmation sound plays every time you use a shortcut key to turn an accessibility feature on or off. This is useful for alerting people who might turn on a feature accidentally. This procedure tells you how to turn on sound notification through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.

Mouse actionsKeyboard actions
1 On the Start menu:
  • Select Control Panel
Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key Windows logo key).
  • Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2 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 Accessibility Options.
 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.
  • Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Accessibility Options.
  • Press ENTER.
3 In the Accessibility Options dialog box:
  • Select the General tab.
 In the Accessibility Options dialog box:
  • Select the General tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
4 On the General tab, under Notification:
  • Select the Make a sound when turning a feature on or off check box.
  • Select OK.
 On the General tab, under Notification:
  • Select the Make a sound when turning a feature on or off check box by pressing S.
  • Press ENTER.
5 To close Control Panel:
  • Select the Close button.
 To close Control Panel:
  • Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Accessibility Options: General tab: Notification: Sound

Control Panel: Accessibility Options: General tab: Notification: Sound