Windows 8.1 - Sound Settings not "sticking" ?

dburne458

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Hey gang,
I wanted to go in and customize a little bit of my Windows sound events.
Like for instance, the recycle bin sound , the windows log off sound, even a couple of sounds for Quicken.

I found where we can restore some of the sounds for Windows 8.1 that had disappeared, or at least restore them to where they are selectable.
So I went in and added the windows log off sound, the recycle bin sound, and changed a couple of the sounds for Quicken. Click apply to set them.

However I have found upon signing off and back on or restarting the system, they do not save and revert back to what they were. Am I missing something here?

Thanks for any tips,

- Don
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Made
    CPU
    I7 4820K
    Motherboard
    EVGA X-79 Dark
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 gb 2133 mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 4GB
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
Apply button works only for that session, you have to press OK or something like that to "stick" for the next boot.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Apply button works only for that session, you have to press OK or something like that to "stick" for the next boot.

Thanks for the tip, for whatever reason though my changes are just not sticking. When I change a sound it then shows default ( modified ), upon restart it still shows that, but the customized sounds I made are no longer there.
No biggy I can live with the default sounds, just wanted to add a couple for Windows and change a couple in my Quicken program - they all just revert back to default on a restart.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Made
    CPU
    I7 4820K
    Motherboard
    EVGA X-79 Dark
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 gb 2133 mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 4GB
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
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