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disable pc speaker

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Computer beeps from the PC Speaker can be quite annoying, especially when you’re working with Remote Desktop and the remote machines decides to beep and try to drive you crazy. No, trying to mute the sound card won’t help there.

Easy solution: Start->Run->net stop beep

The following Google query: disable pc speaker
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The PC speaker can be quickly disabled from the start menu:

Start -> Run -> net stop beep

(Most of us use the net stop/start command to control services, but here’s a good example of wanting to stop a kernel driver).

It can also be disabled using the Device Manager. It goes something like:

Right click on My Computer, Manage
Device Manager
View -> Show hidden Devices
Non-Plug and Play Drivers
Beep – Disable
Beep – Properties, Driver tab, Stop / Start. Startup – change to Disabled