# Quick question.  How do I turn off the click sound for following links?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 1, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-how-do-i-turn-off-the-click-sound-for-following-links/287693 "2005-02-01T00:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-how-do-i-turn-off-the-click-sound-for-following-links/287693/1 "2005-02-01T00:36:08Z")

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For some reason I seem to have begun to notice it today, and it’s annoying. Without messing with volumes how do I switch it off (if it’s possible to do so)

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**Author:** ![zippyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/839c29/32.png) [@zippyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zippyh)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-how-do-i-turn-off-the-click-sound-for-following-links/287693/2 "2005-02-01T01:11:28Z")

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Go to the Sounds Control Panel and look for the Windows Explorer/Start Navigation sound event. Set it to “None”.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-how-do-i-turn-off-the-click-sound-for-following-links/287693/3 "2005-02-01T01:18:42Z")

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> [@zippyh](#):
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> Go to the Sounds Control Panel and look for the Windows Explorer/Start Navigation sound event. Set it to “None”.

Did that. No difference.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-how-do-i-turn-off-the-click-sound-for-following-links/287693/4 "2005-02-01T01:20:13Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
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> Did that. No difference.

My mistake. I apparently didn’t ‘apply’ the change. (stupid MS windows)

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-how-do-i-turn-off-the-click-sound-for-following-links/287693/5 "2005-02-01T02:39:33Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
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> My mistake. I apparently didn’t ‘apply’ the change. (stupid MS windows)

Perhaps you should upgrade to the [new Euopean version of Windows](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299831)?  
😃