Hi,
I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with
Windows 10 installed.
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on
my Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked
on "Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected
"Notification" sound from the list of "Program Events".
There was NO "Windows startup" in the list. Only
below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then
clicked on "Apply" and "OK".
Note: There are NO sound issues with this laptop.
Volume is UP. I have heard a notification sound
when I was prompted to update Java.
Can anyone tell me what I might have overlooked?
Thank You in advance, John
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Hi,
I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with
Windows 10 installed.
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on
my Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked
on "Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected
"Notification" sound from the list of "Program Events".
There was NO "Windows startup" in the list. Only
below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then
clicked on "Apply" and "OK".
Note: There are NO sound issues with this laptop.
Volume is UP. I have heard a notification sound
when I was prompted to update Java.
Can anyone tell me what I might have overlooked?
Thank You in advance, John
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on my Dell Inspiron
1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked on
"Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected "Notification"
sound from the list of "Program Events". There was NO "Windows
startup" in the list. Only below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then clicked on "Apply" and
"OK".
Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> wrote:
jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on my Dell
Inspiron 1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked on
"Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected
"Notification" sound from the list of "Program Events". There was NO
"Windows startup" in the list. Only below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then clicked on "Apply" and
"OK".
Did you hit the play button on the sound they said was the startup
sound? It might not be there!
For the "Windows Startup sound", that is not in the scrollable list of
sound events (where you can pick a sound file, and then test play it).
It is a separate option that has no way to select a sound file.
The Sound Panel looks like:
https://www.top-password.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/windows-sound-settings.png
The "Play Windows Startup sound" is a separate option under the scroll
list. You don't get to select what sound file gets used for that event.
In the scrollable list, there is no entry for Windows startup sound.
The only way to change that sound is to replace the sound file ("C:\Windows\Media\Windows Startup.wav").
jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on my Dell
Inspiron 1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked on
"Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected
"Notification" sound from the list of "Program Events". There was NO
"Windows startup" in the list. Only below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then clicked on "Apply" and
"OK".
Did you hit the play button on the sound they said was the startup
sound? It might not be there!
Did you go to C:\Windows\Media to check there is a "Windows Startup.wav" sound file? When you play it, do you hear anything? You may have to
turn volume up a lot (and remember there are different sound categories
for sound, so in Mixer make sure you are upping the System sound level).
For me, that WAV file sounds like a single click of castanets, and not
very loud, so it would be very easy to miss when Windows is loading.
I just went and checked a bunch of the sounds in the\Media directory.
Did you go to C:\Windows\Media to check there is a "Windows
Startup.wav" sound file? When you play it, do you hear anything?
You may have to turn volume up a lot (and remember there are
different sound categories for sound, so in Mixer make sure you are
upping the System sound level). For me, that WAV file sounds like a
single click of castanets, and not very loud, so it would be very
easy to miss when Windows is loading.
Several of the preloaded files I would expect Windows to use did not
sound when I played them. I checked the Sound Mixer and it is
currently set at 24. That is not all that loud, but I would expect to
hear something. I have an app that plays streaming radio stations,
and it is currently set at the same 25% output level and I can hear
that just fine.
I just went and checked a bunch of the sounds in the\Media directory.
Did you go to C:\Windows\Media to check there is a "Windows Startup.wav"
sound file? When you play it, do you hear anything? You may have to
turn volume up a lot (and remember there are different sound categories
for sound, so in Mixer make sure you are upping the System sound level).
For me, that WAV file sounds like a single click of castanets, and not
very loud, so it would be very easy to miss when Windows is loading.
Several of the preloaded files I would expect Windows to use did not sound when I played them. I checked the Sound Mixer and it is currently set at
24. That is not all that loud, but I would expect to hear something. I have an app that plays streaming radio stations, and it is currently set at the same 25% output level and I can hear that just fine.
<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote:
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on my Dell Inspiron
1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked on
"Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected "Notification"
sound from the list of "Program Events". There was NO "Windows
startup" in the list. Only below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then clicked on "Apply" and
"OK".
Did you go to C:\Windows\Media to check there is a "Windows Startup.wav" >sound file? When you play it, do you hear anything? You may have to
turn volume up a lot (and remember there are different sound categories
for sound, so in Mixer make sure you are upping the System sound level).
For me, that WAV file sounds like a single click of castanets, and not
very loud, so it would be very easy to miss when Windows is loading.
On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:34:24 -0600, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote:
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on my Dell Inspiron
1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked on
"Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected "Notification"
sound from the list of "Program Events". There was NO "Windows
startup" in the list. Only below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then clicked on "Apply" and
"OK".
Did you go to C:\Windows\Media to check there is a "Windows Startup.wav"
sound file? When you play it, do you hear anything? You may have to
turn volume up a lot (and remember there are different sound categories
for sound, so in Mixer make sure you are upping the System sound level).
For me, that WAV file sounds like a single click of castanets, and not
very loud, so it would be very easy to miss when Windows is loading.
Hi Vanguard,
There is a "Windows Startup.wav" in Windows\Media. I can hear
the sound when I clicked on it via VLC. Note: I heard other sounds
in the list of sounds via "Themes", "Sounds", but "Windows Startup"
is NOT in the list of event sounds.
Below the list of sounds window, "Play Windows Startup sound" is checked,
but there is nothing in the slot below that. There is a "Test" button next to
the slot, but not in bold print.
John
On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:34:24 -0600, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote:
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on my Dell Inspiron
1520 laptop with Windows 10.
I pressed the Windows key and I key together. Clicked on
"Personalization", ":Themes", "Sounds" . I selected "Notification"
sound from the list of "Program Events". There was NO "Windows
startup" in the list. Only below the list window.
I checked "Play Windows Startup Sound", then clicked on "Apply" and
"OK".
Did you go to C:\Windows\Media to check there is a "Windows Startup.wav" >>sound file? When you play it, do you hear anything? You may have to
turn volume up a lot (and remember there are different sound categories
for sound, so in Mixer make sure you are upping the System sound level). >>For me, that WAV file sounds like a single click of castanets, and not
very loud, so it would be very easy to miss when Windows is loading.
There is a "Windows Startup.wav" in Windows\Media. I can hear the
sound when I clicked on it via VLC. Note: I heard other sounds in
the list of sounds via "Themes", "Sounds", but "Windows Startup" is
NOT in the list of event sounds.
Below the list of sounds window, "Play Windows Startup sound" is
checked, but there is nothing in the slot below that. There is a
"Test" button next to the slot, but not in bold print.
There is a "Windows Startup.wav" in Windows\Media. I can hear the
sound when I clicked on it via VLC. Note: I heard other sounds in
the list of sounds via "Themes", "Sounds", but "Windows Startup" is
NOT in the list of event sounds.
Below the list of sounds window, "Play Windows Startup sound" is
checked, but there is nothing in the slot below that. There is a
"Test" button next to the slot, but not in bold print.
The playback to test a sound file selection ONLY works for sound events
in the scrollable list. The option "Play Windows Startup sound" is NOT
in the scrollable list of sound events, so you cannot select a different >sound file nor play it using the Test button. The selection is fixed.
My other Win10 laptop (I hear Startup sound) Themes, Sounds looks the
same as the one with no Startup sound issue.
Motive for this, so I know Windows is finished booting up.
ALTERNATIVE:
I remember some time ago, on a Windows XP PC, there was a sub-folder
called "Start Menu" or "Start". I put a program or link in that
sub-folder to launch a program called "Memo" (reminder of
appointments, etc.).
Is there a similar place in Windows 10 that I could put a sound
file?
When the Windows Startup sound plays is not when Windows is done
loading. You also have to wait until your Windows account loads, so you
have a Windows session to do anything. Similarly, when the Logon sound >plays, that is not when your user profile is done loading.
You can use Task Scheduler to run a program on login, but that is not
when Windows is done loading all services and startup programs. In Task >Scheduler define an event that "runs on logon". I suspect if you just >specify the .wav file that a default player will load. You could
specify whichever program you want to play a sound file providing the
program has a CLI (command-line interface) that accepts command-line >arguments to specify the sound file to the program.
You can use Powershell to play an audio file, but the command shell for >Powershell might remain open.
powershell -c (New-Object Media.SoundPlayer "C:\Windows\Media\Windows Startup.wav").PlaySync();
Obviously you can specify whatever sound file you want in the command
line argument.
You have not yet disclosed if you found a "Windows Startup.wav" file in
the C:\Windows\Media folder, and what you hear when you play it.
Have you yet looked at the sound levels in the Mixer app?
<SNIP>
When the Windows Startup sound plays is not when Windows is done
loading. You also have to wait until your Windows account loads, so you >>have a Windows session to do anything. Similarly, when the Logon sound >>plays, that is not when your user profile is done loading.
You can use Task Scheduler to run a program on login, but that is not
when Windows is done loading all services and startup programs. In Task >>Scheduler define an event that "runs on logon". I suspect if you just >>specify the .wav file that a default player will load. You could
specify whichever program you want to play a sound file providing the >>program has a CLI (command-line interface) that accepts command-line >>arguments to specify the sound file to the program.
You can use Powershell to play an audio file, but the command shell for >>Powershell might remain open.
powershell -c (New-Object Media.SoundPlayer "C:\Windows\Media\Windows Startup.wav").PlaySync();
Obviously you can specify whatever sound file you want in the command
line argument.
You have not yet disclosed if you found a "Windows Startup.wav" file in
the C:\Windows\Media folder, and what you hear when you play it.
I did in an earlier reply. There is a "Windows Startup.wav" present.
Have you yet looked at the sound levels in the Mixer app?
I did not search for the Mixer app yet. I have heard other notification sounds such as when I plug in a USB flash drive, etc.
The missing Startup sound is NO major issue. I can live without that sound.
Thanks Vanguard, and others, for all your responses, John
I did in an earlier reply. There is a "Windows Startup.wav" present. >>>
Have you yet looked at the sound levels in the Mixer app?
I did not search for the Mixer app yet. I have heard other notification >> sounds such as when I plug in a USB flash drive, etc.
The missing Startup sound is NO major issue. I can live without that
sound.
Thanks Vanguard, and others, for all your responses, John
Are you actually starting your computer with a cold boot, or from >hibernation? Hibernation brings the computer back to the same state
when Windows was last used. Since you'd be in a Windows session when
you went into hibernation mode, there would be no Windows startup. With >hibernation, you're skipping loading of Windows. Instead you are
loading into memory an image of the state of Windows at the time it went
into hibernation.
There is no Windows startup when resuming from hibernation.
<SNIP>
I did in an earlier reply. There is a "Windows Startup.wav" present. >>>>
Have you yet looked at the sound levels in the Mixer app?
I did not search for the Mixer app yet. I have heard other notification
sounds such as when I plug in a USB flash drive, etc.
The missing Startup sound is NO major issue. I can live without that >>> sound.
Thanks Vanguard, and others, for all your responses, John
Are you actually starting your computer with a cold boot, or from
hibernation? Hibernation brings the computer back to the same state
when Windows was last used. Since you'd be in a Windows session when
you went into hibernation mode, there would be no Windows startup. With
hibernation, you're skipping loading of Windows. Instead you are
loading into memory an image of the state of Windows at the time it went
into hibernation.
There is no Windows startup when resuming from hibernation.
Hi Vanguard,
I am getting use to no startup sound.
I do NOT use hibernation. I boot up from a complete
shut down PC.
I will not check back for any more responses to my post since I am use to
the no Startup sound.
Again Thanks, John
Hi,
I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with
Windows 10 installed.
When I boot up, I do NOT hear a sound like I hear on
my Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop with Windows 10.
On 2/18/2023 9:39 AM, jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
<SNIP>
I did in an earlier reply. There is a "Windows Startup.wav" present. >>>>>
Have you yet looked at the sound levels in the Mixer app?
I did not search for the Mixer app yet. I have heard other notification
sounds such as when I plug in a USB flash drive, etc.
The missing Startup sound is NO major issue. I can live without that >>>> sound.
Thanks Vanguard, and others, for all your responses, John
Are you actually starting your computer with a cold boot, or from
hibernation? Hibernation brings the computer back to the same state
when Windows was last used. Since you'd be in a Windows session when
you went into hibernation mode, there would be no Windows startup. With >>> hibernation, you're skipping loading of Windows. Instead you are
loading into memory an image of the state of Windows at the time it went >>> into hibernation.
There is no Windows startup when resuming from hibernation.
Hi Vanguard,
I am getting use to no startup sound.
I do NOT use hibernation. I boot up from a complete
shut down PC.
I will not check back for any more responses to my post since I am use to
the no Startup sound.
Again Thanks, John
Did you look at the picture I posted ?
[Picture]
https://i.postimg.cc/g2jkwjzv/volume-mixer.gif
It shows some sound options you can expect to find on
Windows 10 or Windows 11. The Volume Mixer, which is
accessible via a right-click of the speaker icon
in the taskbar right-hand corner.
System Sounds has its own slider for setting the volume.
If that slider were set to zero, all system sounds would
be muted.
Since it is possible only your Startup sound is missing,
it could be that your audio endpoint service is on
delayed start, and the OS has played the sound...
but it went into the vacuum of space because the
sound subsystem was not in a running state at the time.
There are a few ingredients necessary to make the
sound subsystem work. And one of the dependencies
isn't even properly listed in the Endpoint Builder.
Sound, as a result, has the odd rough edge.
Frequently, total silence is caused by the output
port selection being wrong. This can be caused by
manually installing a video card driver, and the
sound driver available for HDMI sound, grabs the output
away from the normal analog audio.
Paul
Might Fast Startup skip by the sound event too fast? That's a hybrid of shutdown and hibernation.
I disable Fast Startup as one of the initiation tasks when setting up a
fresh install of Windows 10. I don't have super-slow HDDs. For the OS partitions, I use a 1 TB NVMe m.2 SSD, so startup is pretty quick. As I recall, during the build, I tested the difference, and Fast Startup was
only a few seconds faster, but it gets in the way of hitting F5 to get
to the BIOS screens, and I can't get at the boot-time menu to select
which OS to load. I only have Windows 10 and Macrium Reflect to select
from, but I want the choice if an update or new software install fucks
over the computer, and I need to restore from a backup image.
I've found forums where the user complained there was no startup sound
when Fast Startup was enabled, but there was a startup sound when Fast Startup was disabled.
Fast Startup causes too many other problems, too. The hybrid hibernate
might make the startup faster, but it makes shutdown take longer, so you really haven't shortened the entire startup/shutdown process. However,
many folks walk away from their computers when they shutdown, so they
won't notice it takes longer, but they won't see if there was a hanging process or other process on shutdown, either.
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