Prevent changing sounds

Policy ID: CPL_Personalization_NoSoundSchemeUI
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Control Panel › Personalization

Description

Prevents users from changing the sound scheme.

By default, users can use the Sounds tab in the Sound Control Panel to add, remove, or change the system Sound Scheme.

If you enable this setting, none of the Sound Scheme settings can be changed by the user.

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER