Although the Startup sound of Windows 11 doesn’t irritate users, many want to disable it. You will never want Windows 11’s startup sound to play during a meeting or in a calm environment.
1. Disable Startup Sound from Settings
Windows 11 lets you disable or enable the Startup sound right from the Settings. Here’s what you need to do.
1. Click the Windows Start button and select Settings.
2. Click on Personalization.
3. Click Themes.
4. Click on Sounds.
5. Uncheck the Play Windows Startup sound option and click Apply.
2. Disable Startup Sound from the Group Policy Editor
If you’re using an unactivated version of Windows 11, you need to edit the Group Policy to disable the startup sound.
1. Press the Windows Key + R button on your keyboard. On the RUN dialog box, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
2. Navigate to the path:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon
3. Double-click on the Turn off Windows Startup Sound option.
4. Choose Enabled and click Ok.
3. Disable Startup Sound on Windows 11 via Registry Editor
You can even disable the Windows 11 Startup Sound by modifying the registry file.
1. Press the Windows Key + R button on your keyboard. On the RUN dialog box, enter Regedit and press Enter.
2. Navigate to the path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\BootAnimation
3. Double-click on the DisableStartupSound option.
4. Change the value data to 0 and click Ok.
4. Disable Startup Sound by Modifying the System Registry
Another way to disable the Startup Sound on Windows 11 is to modify the Registry file. However, this method will not work on Windows 11 Home Edition.
1. Press the Windows Key + R button on your keyboard. On the RUN dialog box, type regedit and press Enter.
2. Navigate to this path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. Find and double-click on the DisableStartupSound REG-DWORD key.
4. On the Value data field, type 1 and press Enter. This will disable the Startup Sound.
5. To enable the Startup sound, type 0 in the Value data field and click OK.
Disabling the Startup sound on Windows 11 is pretty straightforward. If you follow the steps carefully, you can turn off the Startup sound in just a few steps. If you have any doubts, let us know in the comment box below.
