In frustration, I had to plug out my speakers to keep it silent.

There is no easy way to determine which program is making a sound.

Apps can be recognized by their behavior.

How To Identify Which Programs Are Making Sound In Windows

Using the Sound control panel in Windows (sndvol.exe) is the easiest method to check.

Process Monitor can also be used to detect and identify sound-generating applications.

The volume mixer shows all the programs that use the sound card in real-time.

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You will need to resize it horizontally to show all the programs.

In the mixer, it’s possible for you to see each program using the sound card.

you’re able to even mute or adjust the volume of an individual program.

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You should either login as an administrator or run sndvol.exe asa systemto show all the programs.

It gets irritating when Windows 10 starts making sounds without any notification.

This is annoying, since you cannot identify the source of the sound.

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The background sounds are usually notification sounds and can be identified using Process Monitor.

From here, you’re free to easily identify which program triggers the sound file.

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