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    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10

    How to Play a Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Customization
    19 Sep 2020
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Play a Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10


    Starting in Windows 8, the Windows Shutdown sound event has been disabled. This leaves you unable to change or play the Windows Shutdown sound when a user selects to shut down the PC in Windows 10.

    As a workaround, you can still create an elevated task to play a sound at shutdown Windows 10.

    This tutorial will show you how to play a sound at shutdown for all users in Windows 10.

    You must be signed in as an administrator with a password to create an elevated task.



    Contents

    • Option One: Add or Remove Play a Sound at Shutdown Task Automatically using a BAT file
    • Option Two: Add or Remove Play a Sound at Shutdown Task Manually in Task Scheduler






    OPTION ONE

    Add or Remove Play a Sound at Shutdown Task Automatically using a BAT file


    Special thanks to Matthew for providing the .bat files in this option.


    1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


    2 To Add Play a Sound at Shutdown Task

    A) Download the Play_a_Sound_at_Shutdown.bat file below to your desktop.
    B) Unblock the downloaded .bat file.

    C) Run the .bat file.

    D) If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes to approve running the .bat file elevated (run as administrator).

    E) When prompted, enter the full path of the .wav file you want to play at shutdown. (see screenshot below)

    F) When prompted, enter the password for the account to authorize the task.

    G) When finished, press any key to close the command prompt.

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-3.-success.jpg


    3 To Remove Play a Sound at Shutdown Task

    A) Download the Delete_the_scheduled_task.bat file below to your desktop.
    B) Unblock the downloaded .bat file.

    C) Run the .bat file.

    D) If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes to approve running the .bat file elevated (run as administrator).

    E) When finished, press any key to close the command prompt.






    OPTION TWO

    Add or Remove Play a Sound at Shutdown Task Manually in Task Scheduler


    1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type taskschd.msc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Task Scheduler.

    2 Click/tap on Task Scheduler Library in the left pane of Task Scheduler, and click/tap on Create Task in the right Actions pane. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-1.jpg

    3 In the General tab, type a name (ex: "Play shutdown sound") you want for this task. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-2.png

    4 In the General tab, select (dot) Run whether user is logged on or not. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-3.png

    5 In the General tab, check the Run with highest privileges box. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-4.png

    6 In the General tab, select Windows 10 in the Configure for drop down. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-5.png

    7 Click/tap on the Triggers tab, and click/tap on the New button. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-6.png

    8 Perform the actions below: (see screenshot below)

    A) Select On an event in the Begin the task drop down.

    B) Select System in the Log drop down.

    C) Type 1074 (user initiated shutdown) in the Event ID drop down, and click/tap on OK.

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-7.png

    9 Click/tap on the Actions tab, and click/tap on the New button. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-8.png

    10 Perform the actions below: (see screenshot below)

    A) Select Start a program in the Action drop down.

    B) Type PowerShell in the Program/script field box.

    C) Enter the command below into the Add arguments field box, and click/tap on OK.

    -c (New-Object Media.SoundPlayer 'C:\Windows\Media\Windows Shutdown.wav').PlaySync();

    If you wanted to play a sound (.wav file) of your choice instead, you can substitute C:\Windows\Media\Windows Shutdown.wav in the command above with the full path of the .wav file you want to be played.

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-9.png

    11 Click/tap on the Conditions tab, uncheck the Start the task only if the computer is on AC power box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-10.png

    12 Enter your account's password, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-11.png

    13 This task (ex: "Play shutdown sound") is now finished, and will now play a sound at sign-in for all users on your PC. (see screenshot below)

    Play Sound at Shutdown in Windows 10-play_sound_at_shutdown_task-12.png


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 384
    Windows 10-Pro 64bit
       #1

    Doesn't work if there is no password.
      My Computers


  2. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hello Comp Cmdo, :)

    That's correct. You'll need to be signed in to an administrator account with a password to be able to create the task in this tutorial.
      My Computers


  3. Posts : 3
    Win Pro 10
       #3

    Good Morning,

    I have created the scheduled task to play the selected exit sound but the sound will not play. When I open Task Scheduler and click on the task and click run, the .wav plays and the status of the task is ready, any suggestions.

    Anders
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Hello Anders, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)

    Did you follow the steps exactly?

    The key is steps 5 and 12. If a mistake was made with either one, the task will not run.

    In addition, see if having your .wav file in the same location I used as an example may help.
      My Computers


  5. Posts : 3
    Win Pro 10
       #5

    Shutdown Sounds


    Hello Brink,

    Thank you for the welcome and response. I double checked both steps 5 and 12 and both are correct. I had previously tried the registry edit to have the exit sound option show but never unchecked or reverted the registry to its previous status, could this be the problem.

    Anders
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #6

    The registry edit to show the Sound setting shouldn't affect this.

    Where do you have the .wav sound located at?

    If you like, upload the .wav file, and I'll test it on my system to rule that out.
      My Computers


  7. Posts : 3
    Win Pro 10
       #7

    Shutdown sound


    Hi Brink,

    I have run the task in Task Scheduler and it plays the exit sound only if I login with a password, if I delete the password, then the sound will not play. I guess I will just not have a shutdown sound.

    Anders
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Anders,

    Yeah, the task requires the password of an administrator account for it to be able to run with highest privileges.
      My Computers


  9. Posts : 1
    Windows 8.1 x64
       #9

    Nice solution.

    But Windows its actually configurable through the default Sound control panel dialogue after changing a registry setting.

    In the registry editor, go to:

    Code:
    Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels\SystemExit
    and change the value of the key

    Code:
    ExcludeFromCPL
    from 1 to 0.

    Then go to (might vary according to Windows version)

    Settings, in the search box, type sounds, and select Change system sounds. In Program Events, Exit Windows will now be an option.

    There are also similar settings for Logon and Logoff.
      My Computer


 

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