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Thu, 02/25/2010 - 22:03 — Florina

As most of you have noticed, when you press the wrong key, when an error dialog pops up or when you use volume control, you hear a beep. After doing this a couple of times, that beep can get quite annoying. Therefore, in this tutorial, I will show you how to disable it in Windows 7, to make sure it remains silent and it doesn't bother you anymore. As you will see, there are two ways you can do this, both methods being relatively simple.

Disabling the System Beep from Computer Management

Right click the Computer icon located on your desktop, or in the Start Menu. Then, select Manage from the drop-down list.

System Beep

From the Computer Management window, go to 'System tools -> Device Manager'.

System Beep

In the View menu select 'Show hidden devices'.

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Expand the list of devices under 'Non-Plug and Play Drivers' and select Beep.

System Beep

Right click the Beep item and select Properties.

System Beep

In the 'Beep Properties' window, go to the Driver tab.

System Beep

In the Startup section, scroll down the Type list, select Disable and click the OK button.

System Beep

After a restart, the system beep is disabled. If you want to stop it right away, click on the Stop button before closing the Beep Properties window.

Disabling the System Beep from the Control Panel

In the Control Panel, go to Hardware and Sound. Under Sound, click on 'Change system sounds'.

System Beep

From the Sound window, select the Sound tab. In the Program Events list, click on Default Beep.

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Under Sounds, select None. Click the OK button when you have finished.

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By doing this, you disable the system beep for the currently active sound scheme. If you will change your sound scheme to a new one, the system beep may be enabled again. Therefore you'll have to change this setting again.

Conclusion

As shown in this article, the procedure for disabling the irritating system beep is pretty simple. If you encounter any problems with any of the procedures above, don't hesitate to leave a comment. Also, for more information on how to customize the visuals and sounds in your Windows 7 computer, check out the articles recommended below.