How to Disable Notification Sound on Windows 11

By default, Windows 11 plays a notification sound whenever there is a new alert, such as a message, system event, or app notification. While helpful in getting your attention, these sounds can be distracting, especially if you get too many notifications. Thankfully, you can easily disable the notification sound for all apps or specific apps as needed.

For example, Greenshot, one of my favorite screenshot apps, displays a notification every time a screenshot is saved. While the notification helps let me know that the screenshot is saved successfully, the accompanying sound is distracting and irritating to hear multiple times. So, I muted the notification sound for all apps, including Greenshot.

If you also find notification sounds distracting, follow these steps to turn off the notification sound for all or specific apps in Windows 11. Let’s get started.

Disable Notifications Sound for All Apps in Windows 11

1. Open Settings with the “Windows key + I” shortcut.
2. Go to the “System” tab.
3. Click the “Notifications” option.
4. Click the down arrow next to “Notifications” on the right page.
5. Uncheck the “Allow notifications to play sounds” checkbox.
6. With that, the notification sounds are muted in Windows 11.

Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)

First, launch the Settings app. You can do it by pressing the “Windows key + I” shortcut. Once it opens, go to the “System” tab on the sidebar and click the “Notifications” option on the right page.

Now, click the “Notifications” option or the small down arrow next to it on the right page to expand the section. Next, uncheck the “Allow notifications to play sounds” checkbox.

With that, the notification sounds from all apps and events are muted.

Disable Notification Sound for a Specific App in Windows 11

If you don’t want to mute all notifications sounds, you can mute it for a specific app. For instance, I recently showed how you do it for notifications from Outlook.

1. Press “Windows key + I” to open Settings.
2. Navigate to the “System” tab on the sidebar.
3. Click the “Notifications” option.
4. Scroll down the right page and click the app of your choice.
5. Turn OFF the “Play a sound when a notification arrives” toggle.
6. With that, the notification sound from that specific app is muted.

Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)

As always, open the Settings window by pressing the “Windows key + I” shortcut. Next, navigate to the “System” tab and click the “Notifications” option on the right page.

Scroll down the right page and click the app for which you want to mute the notification sound. For example, I’m clicking on WhatsApp. This opens the notification options for that specific app.

Here, turn OFF the “Play a sound when a notification arrives” toggle. This action disables notification sound from the selected app. You can close the Settings app.

Wrapping Up — Muting Notifications Sound in Windows 11

Muting notification sounds for all apps or a specific app, is a fairly simple task. Keep in mind that this action only disables the audible sound alerts from notifications—you will still see the notifications as usual. If needed, you can also turn off notifications entirely.

If you like to hear notification sounds but don’t like the default sound, You can easily change the notification sound in Windows 11 to something more pleasant.

If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to help.