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Windows likes to keep users informed of changes to the system. Annoying? Then turn off the notifications.
Notifications from the Action Center
The Windows messages appear briefly in the bottom right-hand corner. Users can then click on this to take action. In Windows 10, open the notifications by clicking the speech bubble at the bottom right . In Windows 11, click the timestamp at the bottom right to display an overview of notifications. Notifications include new emails, calendar appointments and notifications of system updates. If you don’t want to be distracted by Windows pop-ups while using your computer, turn off the notifications. This can be done per app or you can disable all notifications at once.
Turn off notifications
Here’s how to disable notifications in Windows:
- Click the Start button at the bottom left.
- click on Institutions. That’s the gear icon.
- In Windows 10, click System > Notifications and actions. In Windows 11, on the right, click notifications.
- Determine for each part whether you will receive a notification. To do this, click on the scroll bars of the parts you do not want to be notified about. The scroll bar text changes from ‘On’ to ‘Off’.
- Don’t want to receive notifications from any app? Then click on the slide next to ‘Receive notifications from apps and other senders’ On. The text ‘On’ changes to ‘Off’.
If you want to know exactly what an app does and which notifications you receive, first click on the name of the app. A detailed overview of the notifications of the selected app appears. You can also toggle the sliders on and off here. Keep in mind that notifications from Security and Maintenance important information about the security of your computer.