Beep on WIndows 11

[jak]

Rob Cliffe ha scritto:
>   Apologies if this is not a Python question.
> I  recently moved from a WIndows 10 laptop to a Windows 11 one.
> Although there is nothing wrong with the sound on the new machine (I can 
> listen to podcasts and watch videos), I find that outputting "\a" to the 
> console (aka stdout) no longer beeps (or makes any sound).  This is true 
> whether I print "\a" from a python program, or "type 
> <a-file-containing-a-bell-character>".
> I have found via Google workarounds such as
>      os.system("rundll32 user32.dll,MessageBeep")
> but it is a trifle annoying to have to modify all of my programs that beep.
> Can anyone shed light on this, and perhaps give a simpler fix?
> Best wishes
> Rob Cliffe


HI,
I would first check the properties of the terminal, then the system
configuration relating to the system beep. It can be disabled.
You can find some tips here:
<https://superuser.com/questions/10575/turning-off-the-cmd-window-beep-sound>