If you find notifications annoying, you can easily turn off notifications from apps and other senders in Windows 10, or turn off notifications for individual apps on your computer.
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Disable notifications in Windows 10
Apps and desktop programs installed on your computer are allowed to show notifications and badges using the Windows notification system and also using the custom notification system.
While apps that use the Windows notifications system can be disabled in Windows 10 settings, apps that use custom notifications can only be disabled by going to each app’s settings.
In addition to app notifications, Windows 10 displays informational notifications for Microsoft products and services, which can also be turned off.
1. Disable all notifications
Follow the steps below to turn off all notifications on your Windows 10 computer.
1.Open settings > click system.
2. Click on Notifications & Actions in the left pane. In the right pane, move the switch next to Receive notifications from apps and other senders to OUT Position.
This will turn off notifications for all apps installed on your computer, including Windows 10 Store apps and traditional desktop apps.
2. Disable notifications for individual apps
You can also turn off notifications for selected individual apps while allowing notifications from other apps that you find useful.
1. Go to settings > system.
2. Click on Notifications & Actions in the left pane. In the right pane, scroll down to the ‘Get notifications from these senders’ section and contact OUT notifications for individual apps.
While this method disables traditional Windows notifications, apps that use custom notifications can still send notifications to your computer.
If you still get notifications from such apps, you need to turn them off by opening the app and turning off notifications in the App Settings screen.
3. Disable Microsoft notifications
In addition to notifications from apps, Windows 10 provides tips, suggestions, and information about various Microsoft products and services.
1. Go to settings > system.
2. Click on Notifications & Actions in the left pane. In the right pane, clear the check box Show me the Windows Welcome experience and Get tips, tricks and suggestions.
4. Disable all lock screen notifications
Follow the steps below to disable lock screen notifications in Windows 10.
1. Go to settings > system.
2. Click on Notifications & Actions in the left pane. In the right pane, clear the check box Show notifications on the lock screen Possibility.
5. Disable lock screen notifications from Microsoft and certain apps
In addition to notifications from apps, Windows 10 puts fun facts, tips, tricks, and more from Microsoft on your computer’s lock screen.
Both Microsoft lock screen notifications and specific app lock screen notifications can be disabled.
1. Go to settings > personalization.
2. Click on lock screen in the left pane. Switch to OFF in the right pane Get fun facts, tips, tricks Option to disable lock screen notifications from Microsoft.
To disable lock screen notifications from specific apps, click apartment from which you want to turn off notifications and select none option in the small popup that appears.
6. Disable badges on system tray icons
As you may have noticed, certain system tray icons display animated badges or numbers. You can follow the steps below to disable badges on the system tray icons.
1. Go to settings > personalization.
2. Click on taskbar in the left pane. Disable in the right pane Show badges on taskbar buttons Possibility.
6. Disable notifications on system tray icons
When you access the taskbar on your computer, you may find certain apps showing notification badges.
You can either drag these apps from the taskbar to the taskbar or right click on them applications and select that Exit Possibility.
When you drag tray apps to the taskbar, they no longer show animated badges but continue to run in the background.
If you exit system tray apps, the app will close and they won’t run in the background.
7. Disable Notifications and Action Center using Registry Editor
This method can be used to disable Notification and Action Center on all versions of Windows 10 including Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise editions.
1. Right click on the Start button and click To run.
2. Type regedit in the Run Command window and click OK.
3. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.
4. Right-click Windows folder > select New > button to create a new key in the Windows folder.
5. Name this newly created registry key as researcher.
6. Right-click researcher > select New > DWORD value (32 bits). and this will create a new value in the right pane.
7. Name this new value as Disable notification center.
8th. Double click Disable notification center > In the pop-up window, change the value data to 1 and click OK.
Close Registry Editor and restart Windows 10 for the above changes to take effect on your computer.
When your computer restarts, the Action Center icon will no longer appear in the notification area of the taskbar.
even if you leave settings > system > Notifications & Actionyou will find the Turn system icons on or off grayed out.
If you change your mind, you can always turn Notifications and Action Center back on your computer by changing that Disable notification center value data to 0.
