This article will show you exactly how to disable notifications on Windows 10. This way you will get rid of annoying alerts that interrupt your workflow.
You can choose to turn off Windows 10 App notifications from downloaded apps or from browsers or you can choose to turn off all desktop notifications entirely.
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How do I Stop Notifications from Popping up On my Computer?
If you want all notifications off, no matter what source they have come, then follow the steps below to stop annoying notifications
- Select Start in the bottom-left hand corner on your desktop screen.
- Click ‘Settings’.
- Navigate to ‘System’.
- From the sidebar, select ‘Notifications & actions’.
- Underneath ‘Notifications’, toggle off ‘get notifications from apps and other senders’.
How to Remove Notifications from Specific Apps
If you don’t want to turn-off all notifications and want to stop windows 10 notifications pop-ups from certain apps, then follow the steps below.
- Follow the above steps until you get to the Notifications & Actions window.
- Scroll a little down to ‘get notifications from these senders’.
- You can scroll through all the apps that send the notifications. Turn the switches besides them to off for the apps that you don’t want to get notifications from.
This will stop unwanted notifications popping up on your screen.
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More Options to Get Rid of Unwanted Notifications?
To stop notifications on laptop screen, there are some more options you can choose to have off or on. These are below the Notifications section and have checkboxes.
You can then choose whether or not to show notifications on your laptop or desktop screen. For example, show reminders, or incoming VoIP calls on the lock screen, allow notifications to play sound, and other options.
To remove notifications, click on the checkmark box and you will stop getting random pop-ups on your computer.
You can also choose to schedule what times you want to get notifications. You can do this through Focus Assist settings.
Here’s how you can do this:
- On the left side pane, click ‘Focus Assist’.
- You will see at the top written to choose to either have focus assist off, use priority only which shows you only notifications selected from the priority list, or hide all notifications except for alarms.
- Below this in the Automatic Rules section, you can choose to have certain notifications settings during certain times. Turn the switch next to ‘During these times’ to On and select this option to choose what time this occurs.
- You can also choose from the below settings different notification settings to make your workflow uninterrupted.
How to Disable Advertising Notifications on Windows 10
You can block unwanted advertising notifications like Microsoft Edge’s feature and ‘suggestions’ with the options built into Windows 10 itself.
Some Important People Also Ask Questions On How to Disable Notifications on Windows 10
Below are some of the top Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ’s] that will help you solve every query you have in your mind:
How do I turn off Team Notifications?
Open Teams > Menu > Notifications > Configure Notifications > Turn on and off the features you want
This way you can turn off Team Notifications.
Why Do I Keep Getting Chrome Notifications?
Google Chrome Notifications appear during your browsing experience. It alerts you whenever a site or app is sending you a notification. If you accept these from a website you will get so many notifications on your phone or desktop.
How Do I Block Unwanted Notifications on Google Chrome
Open Chrome > More Settings > Advanced > Under Privacy and Security click Content Settings > Notifications > Choose to block or allow notifications.
This way you can disable or block unwanted notifications or pop-ups on google chrome.
How Do I Turn off Zoom Chat Notifications?
Open Zoom > Settings > Chat > Push Notifications > Nothing
This way you can turn off Zoom chat notifications.
How Do I Turn off Text Message Reminders?
Choose Settings > Accessibility > If you have an older model, you may need to choose Vision first then Notification reminders > tap the toggle to turn Notifications reminders on or off.
This way you can stop Windows 10 notification pop-ups.
How to Disable Notifications From Websites?
Open Chrome > click More
Settings > Under privacy and security click site settings > click Notifications > choose to block or allow notifications. This way you can turn off notifications from websites or from a specific website.
How do I turn off Mail Notifications in Windows 10?
File > Options > Mail > Under Message arrival, deselect the checkbox next to display a desktop alert and select Ok.
This will turn off new message notifications in the Mail App.
How Do I Disable YouTube Notifications in Windows 10?
Settings > Notifications > Next to your preferences, toggle off the notifications you don't want.
This way you will stop getting recommendations or notifications from channels you’re subscribed to.
How to Stop Notifications on Facebook?
Notifications & Actions > Scroll down until you see the Facebook app tag > Toggle off the Slider.
This way you can turn off annoying notifications on Facebook.
