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To mute or restore the Windows 11 startup sound, open the classic Sound dialog, select the Sounds tab, change Play Windows Startup sound, then choose Apply and OK. The click path below is documented in Microsoft Q&A community guidance, so labels or navigation may vary by Windows build.
Change the startup sound in Windows 11
- Right-click the speaker icon on the taskbar and select Sound settings.
- Under Advanced, select More sound settings. This opens the classic Sound dialog.
- Select the Sounds tab.
- To turn the startup sound off, clear Play Windows Startup sound. To turn it back on, select the checkbox.
- Select Apply, then OK.
This navigation is described in Microsoft Q&A community guidance, rather than a formal Microsoft Support procedure.
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Open the Sound dialog with a keyboard shortcut
You can also press Windows + R, type mmsys.cpl, and press Enter. In the Sound dialog, select Sounds and change the startup checkbox as described above. This shortcut is also community guidance, not formal Microsoft Support documentation; see Microsoft Q&A on Windows 11 sounds.
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Use the Play Windows Startup sound checkbox when you only want to mute startup. Choosing the No Sounds sound scheme is broader: a Microsoft Q&A answer says it disables standard system sounds as well. See that Microsoft Q&A answer.
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If you still hear a sound when the computer powers on
This checkbox controls the Windows startup sound. A beep or other sound that occurs before Windows loads may come from the computer’s firmware or manufacturer hardware, and the cited guidance does not establish how to disable those sounds. Changing this Windows setting may not affect them.
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For unattended Windows setup, Microsoft Learn documents the DisableStartupSound setting. Microsoft states that true specifies that Windows should not play its startup sound and advises not to configure the setting with false. This is deployment configuration rather than the normal interactive setting; see Microsoft’s DisableStartupSound documentation.
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