Windows 10: Fix Device Disconnect Sounds

Does your Windows 10 computer randomly play device disconnect sounds? You know, the kind of sound you normally hear when you disconnect your USB device.

If the USB jingles happen for no reason, there are a few methods that you can use to get rid of this phantom disconnected device sound.

How to Fix Random Device Disconnect Sound on PC

1. Check your sound settings

First of all, make sure this problem is not coming from your computer sound settings. Maybe you set the USB disconnect sound to play when you perform a specific action on your device.

If the same computer is used by multiple users, maybe one of them changed the sound settings.

1. Go to Start → type sound settings and launch the Sound Settings app
2. Scroll down to Sound Control Panel and select this option
3. In the new Sound window, click on the Sounds tab
4. Select Device Disconnect and check when the sound is set to play. It should play when an external device is removed.

You can also turn off the Device Disconnect sound:

1. Click on the arrow of the Windows hardware remove box and scroll up to NONE
2. Select NONE which means your computer will no longer play the device disconnect sound when you remove your peripherals.

2. Disable the USB selective suspend setting

If there’s nothing wrong with your sound settings, try turning off the USB selective suspend option.

1. Go to Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Power options
2. Locate your current plan and click on Change plan settings
3. Next, select Change advanced power settings
4. Expand the USB settings and locate the USB selective suspend setting
5. Set it to Disabled
6. Restart your computer and check if the device still plays those random disconnect sounds.

3. Use a different USB port

If you really need to keep your USB drive connected to your computer (or any other USB device for that matter), try plugging it into another port.

Maybe your current USB port is faulty. If the port sends the wrong signal to your computer suggesting the USB device has been removed, your PC will automatically play the device disconnect sound.

Specks of dust could also cause this issue. Use a can of compressed air to dust your USB ports off.

4. Update your USB drivers

If some of your USB drivers got corrupted or you’re not running the latest version, this could also trigger that annoying device disconnect sound.

To rule your USB drivers out, you need to update them:

1. Open the Device Manager → scroll down to Universal Serial Bus Controllers
2. Expand the list and start by updating the drivers market with a yellow exclamation mark (if any)
3. Right-click on each driver and select Update driver
4. Restart your computer and check if the problem is gone.

Alternatively, you can also hit the Uninstall device button, if updating the drivers did not work. Restart your computer to reinstall the latest drivers.

If there are other outdated drivers in Device Manager, get the latest version for those drivers as well.

Conclusion

There could be multiple reasons as to why Windows 10 keeps making random device disconnect sounds.

Checking your USB settings, dusting your USB ports off and updating your USB drivers should fix the problem for most users.