The startup sound is not turned on by default in Windows 10. In this guide, we will see how to turn on the startup sound and change the startup sound in Windows 10. Luckily, there is a free software out there to enable you change the default Windows 10 startup sound. Because Windows 10 (like its predecessors) doesn’t offer an option to change the default startup sound and the audio file used for startup sound is buried in system files, changing the startup sound is not an easy task. However, there are few users who would like to turn on the startup sound and set a custom sound as Windows 10 startup sound.Īlthough turning on and off the startup sound is extremely easy in Windows 10 and earlier versions, changing the default startup sound is not easy. The startup sound is turned off by default in Windows 10 likely because most users find it not so useful.