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How to Disable Notifications in Windows 10

By: Waseem Patwegar

If you find notifications annoying, you can easily Turn OFF Notifications from Apps and other senders in Windows 10 or disable Notifications for individual Apps on your computer.

Disable Notifications in Windows 10

Disable Notifications in Windows 10

Apps and desktop programs installed on your computer are allowed to display notifications and badges using Windows Notification System and also by using Custom Notification System.

While Apps using Windows Notification System can be disabled within Windows 10 Settings, Apps using Custom Notifications can only be disabled by going to Settings of the individual Apps.

In addition to App Notifications, Windows 10 displays informatory notifications for Microsoft Products and Services, which can also be disabled.

1. Disable All Notifications

Follow the steps below to disable All Notifications on your Windows 10 computer.

1.Open Settings > click on System.

System Settings Option in Windows

2. Click on Notifications & Actions in the left-pane. In the right-pane, move the toggle next to Get notifications from apps and other senders to OFF position.

Disable Notifications From All Apps & Senders

This will disable Notifications for all the Apps installed on your computer, including Windows 10 Store Apps and traditional desktop Apps.

2. Disable Notifications for Individual Apps

You can also disable 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 “Get notifications from these senders” section and turn OFF Notifications for individual apps.

Disable Notifications For Individual Apps

While this method disables traditional Windows Notifications, Apps using custom notifications may continue to push notifications to your computer.

If you are still getting notifications from such apps, you will have to disable them by opening the App and disabling notifications in the App Settings screen.

3. Disable Microsoft Notifications

In addition to Notifications from Apps, you will find Windows 10 offering you 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, uncheck Show me Windows welcome experience and Get tips, tricks and suggestions.

Disable Microsoft Notifications

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, uncheck Show Notifications on the lock screen option.

Disable Lock Screen Notifications on Windows PC

5. Disable Lock Screen Notifications from Microsoft and Specific Apps

In addition to Notifications from Apps, Windows 10 displays Fun Facts, Tips, Tricks and more from Microsoft on the Lock screen of your computer.

Both Lock Screen Notifications from Microsoft and Lock screen Notifications from specific Apps can be disabled.

1. Go to Settings > Personalization.

2. Click on Lock Screen in the left-pane. In the right-pane, toggle OFF Get fun Facts, tips, tricks option to disable Lock screen Notifications from Microsoft.

Disable Lock Screen Notifications

To disable Lock Screen Notifications from specific Apps, click on the App from which you want to disable Notifications and select None option in the little pop-up that appears.

6. Disable Badges on Taskbar Icons

As you must have noticed, certain Taskbar icons display animated badges or numbers. You can follow the steps below to disable Badges on the Taskbar Icons.

1. Go to Settings > Personalization.

2. Click on Taskbar in left-pane. In the right-pane, disable Show Badges on Taskbar buttons option.

Disable Badges on Taskbar Icons

6. Disable Notifications on System Tray Icons

When you access the System Tray on your computer, you may find certain Apps displaying Notification Badges.

You can either pull these Apps from System Tray to Taskbar or right-click on these Apps and select the Exit option.

Exit System Tray Apps

When you pull System Tray Apps to Taskbar, they will stop displaying animated badges, but will still continue to Run in the Background.

If you Exit System Tray Apps, the App will be closed down and they won’t run in the background.

7. Disable Notifications and Action Center Using Registry Editor

This method can be used to disable Notifications 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 on Run.

2. Type regedit in Run Command window and click on OK.

Open Windows Registry Using Run Command

3. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows.

4. Right-click on Windows Folder > select New > Key to create a New Key under Windows Folder.

Create New Registry Key in Windows Folder

5. Name this newly created Registry Key as Explorer.

6. Right-click on Explorer > select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and this will create New Value in the right-pane.

Create New Value in Windows Explorer Folder

7. Name this New value as DisableNotificationCenter.

8. Double-click on DisableNotificationCenter > in the pop-up, change Value data to 1 and click on OK.

Disable Notification and Action Center Using Registry Editor

Close the Registry Editor and restart Windows 10 for above changes to apply on your computer.

When your computer restarts, you will no longer find Action Center icon appearing in the Notification Area of the taskbar.

Also, when you go to Settings > System > Notifications & Action, you will find Turn System Icons on or off option being greyed out.

If you change your mind, you can enable Notification and Action Center back on your computer at any time by changing DisableNotificationCenter Value Data to 0.

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