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Shawn I know it's against the rules to repost something that was posted in the Forums somewhere else, but I believe this one is worth it, as it took me almost two days to figure it out, and I know(basically) what I'm doing.
So I hope this helps others that were in the same boat as I was:
To personalize the Windows Startup Sound, using a different WAV file.Information
For more context, it was originally posted here: Today [5]
Very special thanks goes out to @topgundcp
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You will need to use or convert your sound file to .wav, to use as a Startup Sound
- First go to sounds and turn on Windows Startup sound!
- Then you need to take ownership of C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll. see: Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 10
- Then open it with Resource Hacker: Resource Hacker
- Go down the tree to WAVE(yes the Windows Startup Sound is stored in imageres.dll and not in C:\Windows\Media like the rest of the default sounds. I learned that from a post by topgundcp here: No Startup or Shutdown Sound
- And right click and change it,
- Now save a copy of this version of imageres.dll to desktop or downloads, wherever you favorite working space is.
- Then boot into Safe Mode,
- Cut & paste the original imageres.dll somewhere for safe keeping,
- Then paste the new version you created into the System32 folder.
- Reboot and hear your personalized Windows Startup
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