How to Turn-off Notifications on Windows 10 – Guide

Introducing the Pop-up Notifications feature in Windows 10, which will help you focus on your work or movie without having to worry about notifications flying around your screen. This feature is available in the Settings app and can be turned on or off as you please.

Windows 10 users can disable almost all notifications, but we recommend leaving two categories active as they can compromise the safe operation of your computer. If you want to mute your notifications, you can use the following methods.

  1. Use the Windows 10 Settings app to turn off “Notifications and Actions on Lock Screen” and “Notifications and Actions for Apps.”
  2. Use the Windows 10 Action Center to turn off “Notifications from People You Know” and “Notifications from Organizations You Trust.” ..

How to Disable all notifications

If you want to turn off all notifications, no matter where they come from, you can do it with just a few clicks.

Start typing in a word or phrase.

Settings Click on the “Privacy” tab. Privacy

Notifications and Actions

To disable notifications from certain apps or senders, go to the Notifications screen and turn off Receive notifications from apps and other senders. ..

How to Disable notifications for specific apps

Settings lets you control how notifications are delivered to you. You can turn off all notifications, or only receive certain types of notifications. This way, you can still get important alerts while avoiding those that are irrelevant to you.

  1. Open the Notifications and Actions window by clicking on the three lines in the top left corner of your screen.
  2. Click on the three lines in the top right corner of your screen to open the Settings window.
  3. Under “Notification settings,” click on “Show all notifications.”
  4. Scroll down to find “Messages from people you follow.” Click on it to open the list of notifications that this person has sent you. ..

To get notifications from these senders, you’ll need to add them to your contacts. To add a sender to your contacts, open the app and go to Settings > Accounts > Add Account. Tap on the plus sign next to the account you want to add, and enter the email address or phone number of the sender. ..

You can cycle through all the apps that are currently sending you notifications. For those you don’t want to receive notifications from, turn off the switches next to them.

You can sort apps by Latest or Name by clicking the Sort By drop-down box.

More options to disable notifications

The Notifications and Actions settings can be used to control how notifications are shown on the lock screen, as well as when reminders or VoIP calls are sent. There are a few options available, and you can choose to show notifications on the lock screen, play notifications with sound, or other options.

To disable them, just check the box. Click again to activate them again. You will also see a link to the Focus Assist settings. Here you can select the times you want to receive notifications. Follow these steps to use the Focus Assist settings. ..

In the Notifications and Actions settings, click Focus Assistant to get more control over how notifications are delivered.

You can control the focus assistant in three ways: by disabling it, using priority only, or hiding all notifications except alarms.

To control when notifications are shown on your phone, you can choose to have them hidden during certain times or set to a priority only. To do this, turn the switch next to “During these times” to “On” and select the time period when notifications will be shown. ..

You can choose to have notifications for when you’re using different activities, such as when you’re doubling your view or playing games.

Final note

Windows 10 notifications can be a pain to turn off, but this guide will show you how. ..