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I'm wondering whether it's now possible to cause the physical PC speaker to beep in Windows 10. There are existing questions on this but their answers appear to be out-of-date; none of the methods mentioned cause a physical PC speaker to actually beep, but instead an artificial beep sound is generated from the sound card.

Is it now literally impossible to beep the physical PC speaker or is there still some esoteric way?

Jez
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  • Does this answer your question? [How to make the PC speaker beep from the Windows 7 command prompt?](https://superuser.com/questions/227939/how-to-make-the-pc-speaker-beep-from-the-windows-7-command-prompt) – DiMithras Aug 26 '23 at 00:03

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There are several method for causing a beep. I will describe below some DIY methods.

Method 1

Create a .bat file with the command echo ^G (meaning echo followed by CtrlG). Run it to make a beep.

Method 2

  • Run the Command Prompt (CMD)

  • Position to a folder

  • Enter the following command :

    copy con beep.txt

    Type the following : CtrlG, CtrlZ, Enter

  • To do a beep, use the command :

    Type beep.txt

Method 3

Use PowerShell Console.Beep Method :

powershell "[console]::beep(500,300)"
harrymc
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  • Or `Echo/| CHOICE /N 2> nul & rem BEL`, from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27079534/how-to-start-a-system-beep-from-the-built-in-pc-speaker-using-a-batch-file/41107788 – DrMoishe Pippik Jun 21 '23 at 15:47
  • All those methods just cause my Windows 10 to play a sound, it does not cause a beep through the PC speaker. – Jez Jun 22 '23 at 14:07
  • So what does cause a beep on your computer? – harrymc Jun 22 '23 at 14:55