Are you looking for tips on how to get rid of annoying keyboard sounds on Windows? Or maybe you want to turn on some useful keyboard sounds on your Windows device. Well, you’ve come to the right place!
Next, we’ll take a look at four ways to turn keyboard sounds on or off.
1. Use the Ease of Access Settings
If you’re using an on-screen keyboard, here’s how you can configure the keyboard sound settings:
1. Press Win + I to open the system settings.
2. Select Ease of Access from the menu items.
3. Click the Keyboard option on the left-hand side pane.
4. Switch on the Use the On-Screen Keyboard button. This should automatically display the on-screen keyboard.
5. If the on-screen keyboard isn’t appearing, launch it by pressing Win + Ctrl + O.
6. Next, click Options in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
To turn on keyboard sounds, tick the Use Click Sound box and press OK. To disable keyboard sounds, uncheck the Use Click Sound box and press OK.
2. Use the Typing Settings
If you’re using a Windows tablet (or your device is in tablet mode), here’s how:
1. Press Win + I to open the system settings.
2. Select Devices from the options.
3. Next, select Typing in the left-hand side pane.
4. To enable keyboard sound settings, turn on the Play key sounds as I type the button on the right-hand side. To disable the keyboard sounds, turn off this button.
3. Configure Settings in the Registry Editor
Registry Editor can also help you configure Keyboard Sound settings for Windows.
However, Registry Editor is a sensitive tool, so you need to be careful when dealing with it. To be on the safe side, back up the registry before you begin. That way, if something goes wrong, you can restore Registry Editor to its default settings.
Here’s how you use Registry Editor to configure keyboard sound settings:
1. Press Win + R to open the Run command dialog box.
2. Type Regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > TabletTip > 1.7.
4. Right-click on a blank space on the right-hand side pane and select New > DWORD (32-Bit) Value.
5. Name the value as EnableKeyAudioFeedback.
To enable keyboard sound settings, click EnableKeyAudioFeedback and set its Value data to 1. Click OK when you’re done.
Alternatively, if you want to disable the keyboard sound setting, you can set the value data to 0 (zero). Press OK to finalize these settings.
Close Registry Editor and restart your device to save these changes.
4. Disable Settings for Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock
Do you want to enable or disable only the uppercase letter lock, number lock, and scroll lock sound settings? Here’s how you configure these settings:
1. Press Win + I to open the system settings.
2. Select Ease of Access from the menu items.
3. Next, select Keyboard on the left-hand side pane.
4. Locate the Play a sound whenever you press the Caps lock, Num lock, or Scroll lock keys option on the right. From there, turn on its button to enable the sound settings. Alternatively, turn off this button to disable these settings.
Also, scroll down and find the Use Make it easier to type option. Now check or uncheck the option to make a sound when sticky, toggle, or filter keys are turned on or off on your keyboard.
Finally, restart your device to apply these changes.
Can you configure keyboard sound settings?
Windows 10 makes it easy to turn keyboard sounds on or off.
If you want to configure keyboard sound settings, just apply any of the tips we have introduced.
