Playsound action in Desktop flow using Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate is a software by Microsoft for the automation of recurring tasks. It is part of the Microsoft Power Platform line of products together with products such as Power Apps and Power BI. More Details https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/

Desktop flows are the existing robotic process automation (RPA) capabilities in Power Automate and enable to automate of all repetitive desktop processes.

The workstation group of actions provides a collection of actions that automate some essential functionalities of your workstation. To play a sound, use the Playsound action, which plays a system sound or a wav file.

Reading this article, you can learn how to play a sound using the Playsound action in a workstation group of actions with Desktop flow using Microsoft Power Automate.

The following important tools are required for developing Microsoft Power Automate,

1. Windows 10/11 (Recommended)
2. Power Automate Desktop - Download the Power Automate installer

Now we can discuss step-by-step App development.

Step 1. Open Microsoft Power Automate ->  New Flow

Next, Give the Flow name as PADPlaysound, Click the Create button,

After that, we are able to see the Desktop flow,

Step 2. For Testing the Playsound action in the Workstation group of actions,

Next, Add the Playsound action, and Set the Play sound from Parameter as a WAV file, File to play Parameter as “*****.wav file” and Click the Save Button.

Now, Save the PADPlaysound Desktop Flow,

Step 3. Now, we can run your PADPlaysound Desktop Flow in Microsoft Power Automate, 

Summary

Now, you have successfully tested the Playsound action in Desktop flow – PADPlaysound in Microsoft Power Automate.