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The Action Center in the Windows 10 operating system was created primarily for the convenience of users. Various messages from programs, applications from the Store, and information about certain system events are displayed here. But if necessary, you can either block notifications from all or selected applications, or completely disable the “Notification Center” in Windows 10. Read on to find out how to do this.

How to turn off notifications only

You can do this in the Windows 10 settings:

In addition, to turn off all notifications, you can right-click on the notification center icon → click “Do not disturb”.

How to disable Notification Center directly

If you want to disable the Notification Center so that its icon does not appear in the tray, there are two ways to do this.

First (using the Local Group Policy Editor):

Second method (via the system registry editor):

That's all. If you want to use the Notification Center again, simply delete the created setting (or change its value from 1 to 0).

Today we’ll take a closer look at how to turn off notifications in Windows 10. On the one hand, the emergence of the notification center, as smartphone users have known it for a long time, provides instant access to quick functions (ejecting a flash drive), allows you to react to changes in the system and respond to incoming messages, On the other hand, constantly pop-up notifications distract you from your work.

Action Center is a completely new element for Windows 10 user interface, not much different from the analogue that has long been used on mobile platforms. It displays alerts coming from the app store, user programs, and system events. If necessary, you can easily turn off Windows 10 notifications regarding third party programs(including specific ones) or events occurring in the system. This is what this article is devoted to.

Disable notifications in settings

The classic method for changing settings in Windows 10 is the Settings menu.

Call it using the keyboard shortcut Win+I.
We activate the block called “System”.
Go to the “Notifications and Actions” subsection.

It allows you to disable information about programs that the user does not need, operating system, reminders about scheduled events and calls. In the Show notifications for these apps section, you can set the notification pop-ups to appear for any program. This is done by simply moving the switch to one of two positions.

By the way, to instantly turn off all information in Windows 10, you need to click on the notification center icon and stop at the option to enable Do Not Disturb mode. The option is also available through the center context menu; if notifications are turned off, you may miss something important, so you should use the function carefully.

Deactivating notifications through the registry editor

The user probably knows that everything Windows settings are stored in the registry, and they can be changed directly through its editor.

1. Call the registry editor by using the query of the same name in the search line or by running the “regedit” command. It can also be done in the search bar.

2. Expand the HKCU branch.

3. Go to the path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications.

4. Using context menu in the element-free part of the right frame, call the command to create a 32-bit DWORD key.

5. Call it “ToastEnabled” and set the value to zero.

6. To apply the new settings, restart Windows 10 or Explorer (the explorer.exe process) through the device manager.

Deactivating the Notification Center

In addition to the methods described above for getting rid of annoying notifications, there is the possibility of permanently abandoning the notification center by removing its icon from the taskbar. This is done in two ways, so let’s look at both of them.

Via Registry Editor

We launch the registry editor as before.
Go to the HKCU section.
Go to the “Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows” directory.
Go to the “Explorer” section or create it if you don’t have one.
We add a parameter of type DWORD 32 with the value “1” and the name “DisableNotificationCenter”. After restarting the PC, the Notification Center will be permanently disabled. To enable it, you must delete the created parameter or change its value to “0”.

Through the Group Policy Editor

Run the command “gpedit.msc” in the search line.
Go to the “User Configuration” section.
Go to “Admin. templates".
In the “Start Menu and Taskbar” directory, find the option called “Remove notifications and the action center icon” and call it “Properties”.
Select the “Enabled” value and save the changes.

After restarting the “explorer.exe” process, the Action Center icon will not appear in the taskbar.

This section contains a child section called Notifications, which allows you to deactivate a wide variety of alerts and set the duration of the Do Not Disturb mode, which is useful while working.

Today's instructional article is devoted to the question of how to disable any notification in Windows 10. We will talk about the notification panel, so let's look at how to disable the display of notifications from applications so that their appearance does not interfere with the normal operation of the user.

What is the notification bar

One of the features of the “ten” is the presence of a notification center. As the name implies, this graphic element performs almost the same functions as on portable devices:

visualizes pop-up notifications coming from the OS itself and third-party applications;
displays information about many system events and the availability of updates;
" quick action", such as activating or disabling a Wi-Fi adapter, removing flash drives, activating a tablet view.

If necessary, the user can disable unnecessary notifications, for example, about some system events, block notifications from the specified program or deactivate the notification panel itself.

Deactivating the Notification Center

Windows 10 developers allow you to disable alerts in several ways:

through OS parameters;
using the registry editor;
through group policies.

If the home edition of Windows 10 is installed on your computer, you will not be able to use the last method - in this edition of the OS, Microsoft has removed group policies.

Disabling via parameters

The easiest way to disable notifications in the “ten” is to use the system settings.

Call the “All Settings” window using the combination “Win + I” or go to “Start” and click “Settings”.

Go to the “System” submenu.
Activate the “Notifications and Actions” tab.

Move the switches opposite unnecessary parameters to the “Off” position. Here you can turn off notifications about system events, alarms, reminders, all programs and calls.
Move your gaze lower to the “Show notifications for applications” frame and deactivate the display of pop-up windows for applications present in the list if the “Show notifications for applications” item is left active.

All settings take effect in real time, without requiring you to log out or reboot Windows 10.

Easier Method

Developers are making it easier and easier to turn off all notifications in Windows 10. in a fast way: click on the center icon with any mouse button and turn on the “Do not disturb” mode in the context menu that appears.

Let's use the registry editor

As is known, almost everything Windows settings 10 are stored in its registry, so you can change OS settings directly. If anyone doesn’t know, the application is launched to make adjustments to the registry using the “regedit” command entered into the search bar or text string"Run" window (Win+R).

Launch the editing application system base data.

Let's go along the path:

We right-click, moving the cursor to an empty space in the right frame of the window, and select the drop-down menu item responsible for creating a 32-bit DWORD type parameter.

Enter its name as “ToastEnabled”.
Enter “0” as the value and click “OK”.

We reboot Windows Explorer 10 through the task manager, deleting and then launching the “explorer.exe” process through the “File” main menu item.

Disabling the Action Center

In addition to deactivating the display of some alerts, in Windows 10 you can disable the system component that is responsible for the operation of the Action Center. This will remove the application icon from the tray.

This is done both through the registry editor and through the group policy editor ( last method Let's look at it in more detail below). About the first one it is worth saying the following:

in the registry editor follow the path:

create a DWORD32 parameter, call it “DisableNotificationCenter” and set the value to “1”.

Microsoft's operating system provides a set of notifications and alerts that should make using the PC easier and alert the user to important events (for example, a required update, etc.). You can turn off notifications in Windows 10 completely in different ways, which will be discussed in detail in this article.

There are several ways to turn off the notification center in Windows 10. All of them are related to standard OS functionality, so you don’t have to download and install third-party applications:

deactivation using the “Options” window;
via the taskbar;
using the registry editor;
using group policies.

The last option implies complete shutdown functioning of alerts and notification center. By default on a PC with operating system Windows system 10 (x32-bit/x64-bit) of any build, all notifications are displayed at the bottom of the screen near a special icon:

By clicking on the button, you will open a side panel with a detailed description of all notifications. Messages will appear here about the expiration of the OS activation period, the infection of a laptop or computer with virus software, the need to update the operating system to new version etc. Without clicking it yourself, you will not see this window on your desktop. You can clear the list of messages about updates, firewalls, and other events using the “Clear All” button:

Let's start analyzing all the ways to turn off notifications and warnings. You can choose the best one for yourself and turn off annoying messages.

Most settings for the Microsoft operating system are made through Settings. The PC owner must perform the following steps:

Open “Settings” through a search on the “Start” panel or by right-clicking on its icon.

Now you need to go to the “System” subsection.

Click on the “Notifications and Actions” section.

By clicking on the marked button, you can add or remove icons to the sidebar that will pop up when you click on the notification icon.

A little lower are the parameters for alerts of various services and tips. To remove them all, move the buttons to the “Off” position, as shown in the screenshot.

Below are the settings for individual programs. You can turn off banners and sounds installed applications. You do not need administrator account permission to change settings.

Quick access

If you are bothered by sound and pop-ups while working on your PC, then you can switch to “quiet” mode in a couple of clicks:

Right-click on the notification icon to open the menu. Click on the “Enable Do Not Disturb Mode” button.

In new Windows versions 10v this menu you can also customize the display of application icons and the number of notifications with the corresponding buttons.

You can get rid of the taskbar button forever. To do this, you need to configure personalization:

Go to "Options".

Open the "Personalization" section.

The “Taskbar” tab will be located here. Let's go into it.

Click the “Turn system icons on or off” button.

Switch Notification Center to Off. Please note that here you can disable other icons on the taskbar.

This way you can get rid of notifications on the taskbar.

Shutdown via group policies

Now let's figure out how to disable Notification Center in the Local Group Policy Editor:

Open the editor through the command “gpedit.msc” in the “Run” application, which is launched by pressing the key combination (Win + R).

Now you should go to the “Start Menu and Taskbar” subsection, which is located in the “Administrative Templates” branch.

In the right area of the window, find the marked line and double-click on it.

Set the option to “Disabled” to get rid of notifications forever.

Now open the Notifications folder. Here you can configure each alert parameter separately.

Shutdown in Registry Editor

Let's consider another option:

Launch the Registry Editor via “Run” with the “regedit” command. Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run the application with administrator rights.

Go to the “Explorer” branch, which is located along the path “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows”. Find the “DisableNotificationCenter” parameter and double-click on it.

Set the value to "1" and click "OK".

If the specified parameter is not present in the “Explorer” branch, then create it manually. To do this, right-click on the free area and select “New” – “DWORD 32-bit value” from the menu.

Setting up Windows Defender and Firewall

Defender can continue to work without annoying verification messages. To do this, you need to make some settings in the security service:

Open "Windows Security Center" through the search bar.

Click on the Firewall and Network Security icon.