Turn On or Off Notifications from Apps and Senders in Windows 10  

Found this excellent post whilst investigating issues with apps like GitHub Desktop, where app not listed in apps in Notification Settings 👍



Perhaps related to the install method (of the app and by the user)

- I have apps installed as localuser eg GitHub desktop seen as command @
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\x-github-desktop-auth\shell\open\command

- looking at apps at HKCU\..Notifications\Settings most appear to be windows internal apps, maybe windows store appid's. MSEdge is listed, looking at the reg this is AppUserModelId for
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeHTM\Application

I'm wondering if it's possible to make Windows notification work for myapps (traditional non metro/store .exe's, mainly in HKCU) and how to achieve, eg if I can create a key in Notification\Settings for an HKCU app, and what referencename to use for KeyName, and how that's looked up.

If possible, would "x-github-desktop-auth" work?
eg
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\x-github-desktop-auth


Or is this one of those issues that only I'm having?!
re: apps in uninstall, that have notification settings
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Configuring notifications in GitHub Desktop - GitHub Docs

Thanks!

hi
but is it safe to delete for example ?

Code:

Microsoft.BingNews_8wekyb3d8bbwe!AppexNews

or other keys related to software from

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings

sometime windows does keep empty entries ,for example uninstalled programs or apps

thanks