Ok, this is very strange. Recently, i noticed that every 10-15 seconds, there would be this faint, annoying duh-dum sound coming out of my speakers. (hard to describe. sounds somewhat like the sound windows makes when you unplug a USB device, but not as pronounced and much quieter).
I closed every app and ended as many processes as I could, but the sound persists.
I look at the volume mixer and sure enough, when the sound occurs, there is a little spike in the level under "System Sounds".
I haven't installed any hardware or software in the last several weeks.
This started recently – completely out of the blue. Does anyone have any insight?
Found that image on Tomshardware.it
but it is just as likely (if not more so) that it is just the design of your case front audio header and your specific motherboard that switches your speakers on and off depending on the presence of something plugged in the front.
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Okay, same problem here. I did fix it by clicking the Volume Control » Mixer » System Sounds icon to bring up the system sounds selection window.
Scroll down and look for "device failed to connect". Choose that. You will notice it's the same sound that's looping.
All I did was use the drop down menu and selected None. That stopped the repeating sound for me, for now. It may not be a fix but it works!