Outlook 2016 Sounds Changed at Last Build Update

The last Office 2016 build update right about 7/5/17 did something to change the sounds in Outlook, running Windows 10.  In my case it changed the delete email sound to clear.wav which is a very annoying and unacceptable sound. 

Something in the latest Office 2016 build update changed the office sounds.  Turning off automatic updates and/or all sounds is not a solution.

I COMPLETELY AGREE!!!

Sorry for shouting, but this has been plaguing me for weeks. I HATE this sound and there is no place to turn it off. Who is the MORON at Microsoft that implemented this?

The "Ease of Use" option exists in Outlook 2016, also.  Turning it off, or changing the Sound Scheme listed in "Ease of Use" also turns off the annoying Delete sound (identical to clear.wav) in Outlook 2016.  

1. In Outlook, select the File tab 

2. Select the Options link from the side menu.  

3. Select "Ease of Use" from the Options side menu.  

4. To remove all sounds, uncheck the box labeled "Provide Feedback with Sound."  

5. Optionally, on the same page, you can change the Sound Scheme from "Classic" to "Modern," which has much less annoying sounds than the old Office 97 scheme.

The "Ease of Use" option exists in Outlook 2016, also.  Turning it off, or changing the Sound Scheme listed in "Ease of Use" also turns off the annoying Delete sound (identical to clear.wav) in Outlook 2016.  

1. In Outlook, select the File tab 

2. Select the Options link from the side menu.  

3. Select "Ease of Use" from the Options side menu.  

4. To remove all sounds, uncheck the box labeled "Provide Feedback with Sound."  

5. Optionally, on the same page, you can change the Sound Scheme from "Classic" to "Modern," which has much less annoying sounds than the old Office 97 scheme.

Yes, changing the 'scheme' solved the problem for me.  Thank you.

Tony_George - I wish I could change the sound scheme.  The problem is, it does not show up in the Ease of Access Option.  See screen cap:

Thanks

I do not have an "Ease of Access" in any of my Office 16 products.  I also do not have option to change the scheme to change the delete sound, which is the "clear.wav" sound.

The only option is to either turn on or turn off all sounds in all Office products by unchecking the "play a sound" box in Excel.

Surely Microsoft can figure out a way to fix this, it started with an update they did in early July 17 and it is still not fixed.  The update inactivated for former Office sounds we used in "sounds.exe" and embedded them somewhere inside Office with no option to change them. 

Is it really that difficult to allow us to leave the Office sounds on and just change the extremely annoying delete sound?

Microsoft can you please fix at the next Office update?

Per Microsoft:

• Paste or delete content
  
• Are autocorrected
  
• Send e-mail
  
• Open the task pane

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7015

Yes, changing the 'scheme' solved the problem for me.  Thank you.

Tony_George - I wish I could change the sound scheme.  The problem is, it does not show up in the Ease of Access Option.  See screen cap:

Thanks

Well now this is strange.  I went to Excel and sure enough, there was Ease of Access option WITH the sound scheme drop down.  Changed the setting from Classic to Modern, went back to Outlook, and there it was.  Interesting.   I was able to change the sound (not much better but a little!).  I wish I could change the sound from clear.wav when deleting individual emails...