Hi, Did you check to see if your "Theme" was changed. At times the theme gets changed and thus the sound and background that goes with that theme.. Dan

Hi, I use a Dell laptop and don’t have this issue . However I have found that Dell and HP are famous for having lots of proprittary software installed and running in background. Lots of this

I’m having the same issues on a Dell laptop with Windows 10 and Jaws 18. Please let me know if you find out what the issue is …… Windows 10 or Jaws. Laura

after activating the link for the PlayShutdownSound.xml, I selected from the first dash to the end of the commands, copied and pasted it in to notepad, and saved it as PlayShutdownSound.xml. is this

Hi Mike, My company also changed from LYNC to SFB, and I am seeing the same behavior you are seeing. Where do you go to check "Read Text Automatically"? Can you point me to the FS webinar you

Amen!! There really are important battles to be fought and won. The presence or absence of a shutdown sound is definitely not one of them. It's very nice to have, and I've made a major effort to

, Mario, It's an XML file, hence the extension. It can be viewed with Notepad if desired, or even MS-Word, as XML is at its heart a formatted text layout. Its sole purpose is

You don't need Access Bridge to use some of the functions of Java. I have to have Java enabled to use my Bank of America site, but I don't need to use Access Bridge with it. Bill

You're right. I should have said, uncheck fast startup, and check startup sound in Sound Settings. Bill White billwhite92701@...

Amy, I have also been trying to learn to use Google products. I'm finding the calendar more difficult than any of the other apps. If your IT department will do it for you, one really good solution is

It's stupid because that's not how any other sound in the Windows environment is played, so why should this one be treated differently? And what happens if the task manager service terminates

People are wanting a shutdown sound not a start up sound. I am only saying that disabling the fast startup does not give you a shutdown sound. I can see a usefulness for a shutdown sound but I can't

I too get a Java update notification. But, I have been reluctant to do it because I do not know how it will handle the Java Access Bridge. Does anyone know if the update will properly update the

Hi, No, startup sound won't play if fast startup is enabled, as Windows will "resume" from hybrid hibernation if this is checked. Cheers, Joseph

Hi, Don. First, the Startup sound does return if Fast Startup is checked, but not the shutdown sound. Second, Do you get other system sounds, once you are logged on? In other words, do you get a ding

Hi, I should have started with the below post by putting commas instead of the letter “m” – my apologies for that. Cheers, Jsoeph

Him It’s been like this since Windows 8, with overall emphasis on making desktop experience similar to that of tablets and smartphones (with mixed success and bringing controversy along the

Brian, the PlayShutdownSound file from your directions is just a text file with an xml extension, right? I assume that I need to select, copy and paste the code into Notepad and save it

So I will say it again. The shut down sound was there, and now it is not? Why not? Maria Campbelllucky1inct@..."Preach the Gospel, and when necessary use words!"--St. Francis

What about the fact that the iPhone and Mac don’t and have never had, shut down sounds? Why are we not bashing Apple as well? The point that has been made that Microsoft should focus on more