Policy
Play sounds in web pages
This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer will play sounds found in web content. Generally only sound files such as MIDI files are affected by this setting; active Web content such as java applets are not. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will play sounds found in Web content. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not play or download sounds in Web content, helping pages display more quickly. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will play sounds found in Web content.
f3da7b4ccd71 Advanced_PlaySounds Registry
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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Play_Background_Sounds (enabled) = yes
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Play_Background_Sounds (disabled) = noHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Play_Background_Sounds (enabled) = yes
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Play_Background_Sounds (disabled) = noPolicy notes
This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer will play sounds found in web content. Generally only sound files such as MIDI files are affected by this setting; active Web content such as java applets are not. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will play sounds found in Web content. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not play or download sounds in Web content, helping pages display more quickly. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will play sounds found in Web content.