Mail Notification Sound - Change in Windows 8

How to Change New Mail Notification Sound in Windows 8 and 8.1

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This tutorial will show you how to change what sound is played by default when you get a new email in Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1.



Here's How:

1. Open your Sound settings.

2. Under the "Windows" section, change both the Desktop Mail Notification and New Mail Notification events to have the same .wav file for the sound you want played for them.

3. When finished, click/tap on OK.

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That's it,
Shawn


 

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Thanks Brink,
But it does not work for me - probably because within 8.1 I am using Outlook.com
 

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Thanks Shaun,
That sounds like a good idea but will it cope with my POP3 address and will I have to set up an additional email address?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer
    Memory
    500 GB
    Internet Speed
    8 Mbs
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Also have Tablet (Nexus 7) and Smartphone (Nokia 5800)
The Mail app only supports IMAP and EAS (Exchange ActiveSync) email accounts, and doesn't support email accounts that use POP (Post Office Protocol). To get these accounts in Mail, see Using email accounts over POP on Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.

The email account for your Microsoft account will be added automatically to Mail, but any other IMAP and EAS email account will need to be manually added.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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