This article guides you on how to turn sound effects On and Off in Outlook in Windows 11/10. Outlook has an alert system that notifies users with sound effects on receiving a new email.

By default, Background Sounds is turned off. Tap Backgrounds Sounds. Use the toggle to turn on Background Sounds and then select Sound. Next, select a sound to play from the list of options.

If you're using the feature for the first time, the sounds have to download, so it might take a second. Instead of searching through Settings each time you want to turn Background Sounds on ...