Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Sounds
Choose “Sounds” Tab
Scroll down in program events until you see “Windows Explorer” and then click on “Start Navigation”
Change the sound on “Start Navigation” to “(None)”
Hit OK
There! No more clicking from IE
Thanks. I should have known to look there but I was expecting it under IE somewhere. I keep so many things (ads and such) blocked that I just had my audio turned off because the information bar was always squalling.
Hi,
I’ve done all that but still it keeps that bloody clicking! Checked back and it seems windows has turned it back on again. I’ve tried a few things now but everytime i check back on the sounds tab its been turned on again??
Going mad here!!!
Thanks for this. I was just checking my web site in IE because I know some people still use it and those sounds were annoying the hell out of me. Christ, what a ridiculous browser! Thanks again for restoring a little peace and quiet.
Nice screenshots. I was looking in IE as well for this functionality.
I’m using Windows 7 and was getting those annoying sounds and found a particular solution myself.
I went to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items and clicked on Sound
From there, there is a window that has four tabs, go to tab that says Sounds
The very first one that is under Program Event is called Windows.
Under Windows, there are sounds such as Asterisk, Close Program, Critical Battery Alarm, etc.
Choose Asterisk and Select None at the bottom. Similar to how it explains above.
I first tested the sound and noticed I was mimicking the same annoying sound I was getting all along. After that, I knew that I needed to get rid of that particular sound and removed it.
After I did it, no more unwanted sounds, at least for now.
It worked great for me!
Thanks
Why not just use Firefox?
I’m here because I occasionally want to open two browers pointed to the same site to access two different accounts at the same time, which I usually can’t do using two different tabs. Examples would be my bank, or an airline when I want to book tickets for my wife and myself each using our own FF miles. It is on these rare occasions that I use IE.