what is sound sentry?how can we unable it?
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Answer:
Sound alerts in Windows 7 (Sound sentry)
Sound Sentry is a way for Windows to provide visual notifications for sounds. So for instance, when an error sound plays, there will also be a visual alert displayed if you have this setting enabled.
To enable Sound Sentry, work through the following steps.
Step 1
Ease of Access Center has replaced Accessibility Options in the ‘Control Panel’.
Open ‘Ease of Access Center’ press ‘Windows’ logo key +‘U’ or click Start button ‘Control Panel’ + ‘Ease of Access’ + ‘Ease of Access Center’.
Step 2
Under ‘Explore all settings’, ‘Tab’ to and press ‘Enter’ or click to select Use text or visual alternatives for sounds'.
This will have opened the "Use text or visual alternatives for sounds" screen,
‘Tab’ to and press ‘Enter’ or click to select ‘Turn on visual notifications for sounds (Sound Sentry)’
Once you have enabled Sound Sentry, you can choose from the type of visual alert you would like. Simply ‘Tab’ to and press ‘Enter’ or click to select the option of your choice from the available list. You can easily come back here to change your selection if you would like to try a different method.
To save your settings:
‘Tab’ to and press ‘Enter’ or click to select ‘OK’
This will enable the Sound Sentry option. When there are sound alerts on your computer, you will also get a visual alert such as the screen flashing, depending on what you have chosen on this
Answer:
Sound sentry generates text or visual warning such as blinking title bar flashing border whenever the computer produces the sound.
To enable Sound Sentry =>
=> click on Use Text Or Visual Alternative for sound from Ease of Access Centre window.
=> click to enable sound sentry.
=> select the desired warning.
=> click on Apply button.
To see the effect of Sound Sentry:
=> open open notepad and press number key caps lock key, the visual warning will be displayed as was selected.