Annoying “Beep” sound when toggling mute/video via keyboard shortcuts (Windows 11, Zoom 6.5.12)

[vragec111]

Hi everyone,

I’m using Zoom Workspace version 6.5.12 (14128) on Windows 11, and I’ve noticed that every time I toggle my microphone or camera using the keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+A to mute/unmute and Ctrl+Shift+V to start/stop video), I hear the Windows default “Default Beep” sound.

It’s not a Zoom notification sound — it’s clearly the Windows system sound that plays whenever Zoom registers the shortcut.

I’ve checked all settings under Audio, Accessibility, and Notifications & Sounds, but there’s no option to turn this off. Other users have mentioned this issue too after the 6.x update.

Has anyone found a way to disable this sound, or could Zoom please provide a toggle for it in future versions?

Thanks!

[storyhub]

As an audio and broadcast engineer I can tell you that computer audio can be very complicated. Alt+A toggles the mic and Alt+V toggles the video. Ctrl+Shift+A is to accept a call and Ctrl+Shift+V is not listed as a Zoom shortcut. So it is not clear exactly what you are doing or how you have personalized your computer. It sounds like you need to turn off Windows system sounds. I have Windows 11 and do not get any beeps when toggling mic or video via shortcuts.

If this works please click accept as a solution.

[vragec111]

Nice of you to presume i'm a "did you try switching it on and off" type of user 😁🤡.

As a fellow engineer I know what I am talking about and know windows inside out. 

The same thing happens to all of my clients who use windows 10 or 11. It has been nagging me for a long time, I'm just now writing about it. I did change the sound of default beep in windows just to be less annoyed, but it is what it is. 

[JesseM]

We just discovered this too and we hate it. Right now our solution is to disable the default beep:

system>sound>more sound settings. Scroll down to Default Beep and change it to (None)