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There are several online tools that can help you do just that such as (our top choice since it can trim the file as well), etc. If you have a sound in other format (mp3, flac, etc) you must first convert it to WAV. You can now customize calls and alarms as well in Control Panel Hardware and Sounds Sound Sounds.Tutorial source:Prepare the sounds you wish to useIn order to use your custom sounds, they must be in the.WAV format. Modify to 0 the value for ExcludeFromCPL for each one. Click Apply Ok and you're set to go.Besides the Logon sound, while you're browsing HKEYCURRENTUSERAppEventsEventLabels you can make the same changes to WindowsLogoff, WindowsUnlock, SystemExit by changing ExcludeFromCPL to 0 for each one of them.What's more, you can apply the same trick to calls and alarms, listed under HKEYCURRENTUSERAppEventsEventLabels as to 10 and to 10. Don't forget to check the box Play windows Startup sound as well.Step 4. You'll notice Windows Logon appears there again and you can customize the sound it plays. Open Control Panel Hardware and Sound Change system sounds under Sound and scroll down. Change it's value to 0 (from the current 1) and click OK.Step 3. Select it in the left pane and, in the right pane, double-click the DWORD ExcludeFromCPL. Navigate to HKEYCURRENTUSERAppEventsEventLabels. Hit Win+R and type regedit, then hit Enter.
Here's how to add them back - via a registry hack - to the program events list under CP Sounds for easy customization.Step 1. Alternatively you can open the RUN prompt by pressing Win+R and typing MMSYS.CPL then click the Sounds tab.You'll notice though that in Windows 8 and 8.1 some program events don't show up there at all, including the logon, logoff, shutdown ones. In order to change the sounds Windows uses, you would usually go to Right-click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Change system sounds under Sound.