Automatically Mute Your Laptop's Startup So It's Not Annoying

I hate annoying others with my laptop's startup sound, so I always keep the sound muted. That's great most of the time, except when I need to unmute it for some reason. Then I forget to mute it again when I'm done, so the next reboot is loud enough to wake the dead. If only my laptop was smart enough to automatically re-mute itself at every restart.

My wish has come true. Auto Mute 2.0 mutes your system sound each time it wakes, so no matter what state it was in before, you won't be subjected to the startup sound. And the sound stays muted until you turn it back on -- you can configure a shortcut key of your choice to control the sound.

Auto Mute fixes an annoying problem in an elegant manner. Sure, you might roll your eyes and think, "how hard is it to mute the sound using the icon in the system tray?" I would agree with you, except that I've forgotten to re-mute it enough times that I welcome Auto Mute with open arms. Not only is it free, but it requires no installation, either. Enjoy! [via Download Squad]