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So, I guess win10 has added a way to control sounds on individual programs that use some notification service, and that isn't there in win 8. My workaround is I changed the sound to a much less annoying one. Can't believe they don't have an option in the program to control the completion sound...

I am trying out the free macrium reflect 7 image backup program. On completion, it plays an annoying sound, like stepping on a live mouse. Since I am using the free version, I can't use their forum nor get any help. I found how to stop the sound in windows 10, but not windows 8. Anyone know...

Found it! It's windows update trying to phone home. I set it to no automatic updates and that fixed it. This is a media computer I put together to sit next to my tv, without a mouse or keyboard. I configure it remotely. I only access it on my local lan. I found it by using a sniffer on...

Just installed windows 8 on a computer I built some years back, it's an ECS PT890T-A mainboard, which has built in network support. Device manager says it's a VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter. Shutdown or restart will hang for a few minutes. However, if I unplug (pull the network cable) then...