I've found a way to solve this just now in another thread. Apparently, those who upgrade from Windows 7 have this issue, and a way to fix it is to change the Sound notification to "No Sound" ......

I had this same exact issue, but Arbiter's post worked for me as well. Thank you, Arbiter.

They *really* need to fix this. It's annoying as hell.

I've had problems with Windows 10 since day 1 of upgrading, and I'm getting tired of it ...

First, Steam decided not to start after a while. I figured I should try to reinstall it, and when the...