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How to play a sound when you start your device in Chrome OS

How to play a sound when you start your device in Chrome OS

Short guide:

  1. Click on the Time widget to open the Quick Settings menu. Click on the Settings  button.
  2. Click on the Menu  button  and select Accessibility. Click on Audio and captions in the right-hand panel.
  3. Click on the toggle switch for Play sound on startup to turn it on.

Before and after

The Chrome OS accessibility settings with Play sound on startup turned off and turned on

This section explains the steps you need to follow to enable the start-up tone in Chrome OS, with pictures of the screen to help.  

Open the Settings

1. Click on the Time widget in the bottom right corner to open the Quick Settings menu. Click on the Settings  button.

Click on the Settings icon

Find the Audio and captions settings

2. Click on the Menu button  in the Settings window and select Accessibility. Now click on Audio and captions in the right-hand panel.

Enable Play sound on startup

4. Scroll down to the Audio section and click on the toggle switch for  Play sound on startup to turn it on.

Click the toggle switch for Play sound on device start up to turn it on

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings are managed by someone else (an IT department or administrator for example). If this is the case, you will need to contact them to access these settings or for further help.

Created on: June-21-2022

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