
prompt ( Windows + R) and entering regedit.

button and give your scheme a name.Īfterwards, to export the scheme open the Windows registry - do so by opening a Run. For simplicity's sake, put all your custom sound files into the C:\Windows\Media folder prior to setting them since they have to be in the exact same folder on the system you import them.Īfter you have applied new sounds for all the items you want to change, click the Save as. Leave the applied scheme as it is and instead change its components by selecting one of the listed items and browsing for a new sound file, which has to be in the. In the Sound menu, click on Change system sounds. Doing so proves trickier as one might think though, since sound schemes are not saved as some kind of file or package as one might think.įirst off, to create a custom sound scheme, head to the Control Panel and open the Hardware and Sound Options.

Importing and exporting whole sound schemes becomes handy if you want to apply your schemes to different computers or setup your system anew and don't want to copy the whole Windows theme.
