How to Turn Off Keyboard Sound in Windows 10/11?
June 20, 2022
The keyboard is an auxiliary function on Windows 10/11, but it makes a sound every time you press a key. For some people don't want to hear the keyboard sound because the sound can interfere with your work and others sitting next to you. In this case, you can either plug in your headset and type, or you can choose to turn off the keyboard sound on your Windows 10/11 PC. In this post, I will share you with three effective ways to turn off keyboard sound in windows 10/11.
Way 1: By changing the windows settings
Turn off On-Screen Keyboard sound
Step 1: Use the keyboard shortcut WIN+I to open Windows Settings, and the mouse wheel to scroll down to find and click "Ease of Access".
Step 2: Find and click on the "Keyboard" in the left window, and select to turn on the on-screen keyboard in the right window.
Step 3: Click the "Options" key on the On-Screen Keyboard.
Step 4: In the pop-up dialog box, uncheck the "Use click sound" option and click "OK" to complete the change.
Turn off touch keyboard sound
The touch keyboard is only available for Windows 10/11 PCs with a touchscreen. Any Windows tablet or PC in tablet mode can use the touch keyboard to enter text. You can turn off individual settings to control keyboard sounds as you type.
Step 1: Use WIN+I to open Windows Settings and click on the "Devices".
Step 2: Find and click on the "Typing" option in the left window and select to turn the toggle off for "Play key sounds as I type" in the right window.
Way 2: By using the registry editor
Step 1: Press Windows + R keys simultaneously to open Run, type regedit and click OK to open the Registry Editor.
Step 2: Locate the following address in the registry. In the right pane, right-click to create a new DWord(32-bit) Value.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7
Step 3: Change the name of this value to "EnableKeyAudioFeedback", and then double click to open it.
Step 4: In the pop-up dialog box, set the value data to 0 and click OK to finish the modification.
Step 5: Close the registry editor and restart your PC. After restarting, you should not hear the keyboard when you use it to enter text.
Way 3: By turning off the other keyboard sounds
Some keyboard settings, such as filter keys, toggle keys, and sticky keys, have sound enabled for ease of use. You can enable or disable them for the physical keyboard as needed.
Step 1: Repeat Way 1 Step 1 above.
Step 2: Click on the "keyboard" in the left window, scroll to Use Toggle Keys and turn off the toggle button to play a sound whenever you press Caps Lock, Num lock or Scroll lock key.
Step 3: Move to Use Filter Keys and turn on the toggle button, and then uncheck the box related to Beep when keys are pressed or accepted.
