How-To Disable the clicking sound in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer

Posted by paulito75
August 5, 2010

How to disable the sound in Windows XP:

  1. Click Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices
  2. Click the Sounds tab
  3. Scroll down the list under Program Events. Under the Windows Explorer section, highlight Start Navigation.
  4. Under the Sounds box, select (None) > OK, close Control Panel

How to disable the sound in Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start > Control Panel > Sound
  2. Click the Sounds tab
  3. Scroll down the list under Program. Under the Windows Explorer section, highlight Start Navigation.
  4. Under the Sounds box, select (None) > OK, close Control Panel

At this point the sounds should be disabled and you will not have to endure that annoyance anymore.

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Comments

Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for.

Comment by Judy on August 5, 2010 @ 4:51 pm

Worked. Not sure why they added that sound to Windows Explorer. I think the majority of us end up turning it off anyway. Thanks

Comment by PBJ on August 6, 2010 @ 7:18 pm
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