Hi All,


This isn't a new problem. I've experienced it since at least Windows 
2000. I'm posting to find out either what I'm doing wrong or why this 
happens. First, I'll describe what I'm trying to do. Then I'll describe 
what the problem is.


Every time I get a new computer, I modify the Windows Sound scheme/theme 
so that one short sound indicates that a program is opening and another 
short sound indicates that a program is closing. When this is working, 
it's a beautiful thing. I know when startup is done because I stop 
hearing sound feedback, and I know that a background process is slowing 
down my computer because I hear the open and close sounds as I'm 
molasses typing.


The problem is that the sound settings don't seem to stick. I hear my 
sounds the next few times I restart my computer (yes, I turn it off at 
night). then a week or two later, I turn on my computer, and I just 
don't hear my sounds anymore. I go into Windows settings, thinking the 
sounds got reset (maybe because of an update), but I find that the 
sounds I've set for those events are still ... well ... set.

The feature I'm talking about is called "sound schemes" in some versions 
of Windows and "sound themes" in others. In Windows 11, you find it by 
going into Accessibility Settings, then into Audio Settings, then into 
More Settings.


Any theories about what's happening or tips about how to get the sounds 
to keep working?


Thanks for any wisdom.


Ciao


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