Windows Startup Tone: Set Custom

Bored of the default startup tone on your windows OS ? What if you come to know that you can set a custom windows startup tone. Well as the title says, this tute is about setting a custom windows startup tone.

Procedure:

  • Click Start button, select control panel and then click on Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices.

control panel

  • Now click on Sounds and Audio Devices

sounds and audio

  • A new window opens, Under the Sounds tab head over to Program events.

sound properties

  • Scroll down until you find “Start Windows”
  • Click Browse and select the custom sound that you want windows to play during windows startup.
  • Click Apply and then OK

Warning: This method is not applicable to Windows Vista. Method tested and implemented in Windows XP.

Setting a custom windows startup tone is simple, isn’t it ?

That’s all for now, stay tuned with Tech Crates.

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16 Responses to “Windows Startup Tone: Set Custom”

  1. Amit

    Jun 15. 2011

    Thanks ,This is really Great to set up tone

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    • TechCrates

      Jun 15. 2011

      you’re welcome .. and thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂

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  2. TechCrates

    Jun 15. 2011

    Nice, never knew you could change the default windows tone… This is really great

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    • TechCrates

      Jun 15. 2011

      Thanks Sandeep… 🙂

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  3. subhash chandra

    Jun 15. 2011

    coooooool….i kinda boared with my startup tone now..will change it right now..

    in vista or windows 7 you can change the startup tone as well but in different way..hope to see a tutorial on it soon..

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    • TechCrates

      Jun 15. 2011

      Thanks for your comment :-)… I’ll surely publish a tute about changing windows startup tone in vista and windows 7.

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      • Jennah Smith

        Jun 24. 2011

        hey when are you going to post that article.
        waiting to know that.

        Jennah Smith

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        • TechCrates

          Jun 24. 2011

          Very soon…. just be patient !! 🙂

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  4. Lakhyajyoti

    Jun 15. 2011

    Great tutorial.I was completely unaware about it.Thanks for sharing.

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    • TechCrates

      Jun 15. 2011

      You’re welcome … and BTW seeing you after a long time here 🙂

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  5. Ileane

    Jun 27. 2011

    Hi, thanks for the instructions. I’m using Windows 7 and I’ll give this one a try soon.

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    • TechCrates

      Jun 27. 2011

      You’re welcome and thanks for stopping by and commenting !! Hope to see you again…. 🙂

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  6. Carla

    Jul 01. 2011

    Hei, thanks a lot for the instructions I’ll try it to see how it’ll work.

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    • TechCrates

      Jul 01. 2011

      You’re welcome …..

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  7. Jenelia

    Nov 08. 2011

    Hi there,

    Thanks for showing the ways to start up the windows tone

    Thanks,
    Jenelia

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  8. harshit

    Sep 30. 2013

    working… i set the my own recorded tone..
    thank you admin for such a nice tip..

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