Let's try these steps and check: Method 1: You may check mark on ' play Windows Startup sound ' and check if you get sound at startup. Note: Windows 8 provides two types of sound scheme, Windows Default and No sound. Hi AlResnick, Thank you for posting your question in Microsoft Community.įrom your post it appears that you are having difficulty with the wav file format in Windows Sound scheme. Sure could use some help - is there some obtuse setting? Thank you very much.

I noticed that all of the sounds from the Microsoft Themes are also WAV files - and again they work fine. License: The sound effect is permitted for non-commercial use under license “Personal Use Only”. Change the Sound Scheme in Windows 8 Disable Windows Startup Sound. When I right mouse click on them in Windows explorer and open them they work fine, BUT when I associate them with an action in Windows Sound program (the one that comes up when you right mouse click on the speaker icon in the system tray) and test them there, they do not work - nor do they work the action the program is performed.

For a given program, some work and some do not, but I notice that all are WAV files. I have several programs that have sounds associated with them, but for some reason, they do not work well consistently. I am running Windows 8 and have installed the Lighthouse theme from the Microsoft website it provides some nice desktop background pictures and associated sounds - works very well. Hi, I have an enigma that I need some help in resolving.

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