How to Turn On or Off Notifications from Apps and Senders in Windows 10
The Action Center in Windows 10 collects and shows notifications and alerts from traditional Windows applications and system notifications, alongside those generated from modern apps. Notifications are then grouped in the Action Center by app and time. When the Action Center gets a new notification, it will briefly show a notification banner above the taskbar notification area to let you know.
Starting with Windows 10 build 14328, you will now see badges appearing on UWP apps on the taskbar in addition to their Live Tiles and in Action Center. These badges are lightweight notifications that are contextual and specific to individual apps. For example, the Mail apps badge shows you the number of unseen emails (not unread). The Alarms & Clock app’s badge will show you that you have an active alarm. The Weather app’s badge lets you know when there is a weather alert in the area.
This tutorial will show you how to completely turn on or off getting notifications from apps and other senders for your account in Windows 10.
This will not affect Windows system notifications.
Contents
- Option One: To Turn On or Off All Notifications from Apps and Other Senders in Settings
- Option Two: To Turn On or Off All Notifications from Apps and Other Senders using a REG file
- Option Three: To Turn On or Off Notifications from Specific Apps and Senders in Settings
- Option Four: To Turn Off Notifications from Specific Apps and Senders in Action Center
- Option Five: To Turn Off Notifications for Specific App from Notification
- Option Six: To Turn On or Off Notifications from Specific Apps and Senders in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: App notification in Action Center (bottom) and Notification banner for app (top)
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.
2 Do step 3 (off) or step 4 (on) below for what you would like to do.
This will turn off showing notifications in the Action Center and notification banners for all apps.
When you turn off app notifications, you will not be able to turn on or off notifications and notification banners for individual apps.A) Click/tap on Notifications & actions on the left side, turn off Get notifications from apps and other senders, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)
This is the default setting.
After turning on app notifications, you can now turn on or off notifications and notification banners for individual apps in Option Three or Option Four below if you like.A) Click/tap on Notifications & actions on the left side, and turn on Get notifications from apps and other senders. (see screenshot below)
B) If you like, you can now turn on or off notifications and notification banners for individual apps and senders in Option Three or Option Four below.
5. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
This option is the same as Option One above, but uses .bat files to make the setting change instead.
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications
ToastEnabled DWORD
0 = Turn off
1 = Turn on
1 Do step 2 or step 3 below for what you would like to do.
This will turn off showing notifications in the Action Center and notification banners for all apps.
When you turn off app notifications, you will not be able to turn on or off notifications and notification banners for individual apps.A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_Off_App_Notifications.reg
Download
This is the default setting.
After turning on app notifications, you can now turn on or off notifications and notification banners for individual apps in Option Three or Option Four below if you like.A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_On_App_Notifications.reg
Download
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Sign out and sign in to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.
2 Click/tap on Notifications & actions on the left side, turn on (default) or off notifications for apps and senders you want under Get notifications from these senders on the right side. (see screenshot below)
If the listed apps and senders are grayed out, then you have notifications completely turned off in Option One or Option Two above.
You will only see apps and senders listed that you had already gotten notifications from.
3 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
1 Open the action center.
2 Right click or press and hold on either the notification or group name of the app/sender (ex: Alarms & Clock) you want, and click/tap on Turn off notifications for this group. (see screenshots below)
This option is only available starting with Windows 10 build 18932 for some Insiders in the Fast ring.
1 When you get a notification from an app, click/tap on the Settings (gear) icon in the notification, and click/tap on Turn off all notifications for <app name>.
This option does the same thing as Option Three, but manually in Registry Editor instead of in Settings.
1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings
3 Under the Settings key in the left pane of Registry Editor, click/tap on the subkey (ex: "Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App") for the app (ex: "Microsoft Store") you want to turn on or off notifications from. (see screenshot below step 2)
4 Do step 5 (off) or step 6 (on) below for what you would like to do.
A) Right click on an empty area in the right pane of the key (ex: "Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App") for the app (ex: "Microsoft Store") you want to turn off notifications for. (see screenshot below step 2)
B) Click/tap on New.
C) Click/tap on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
D) Type Enabled for the name, and press Enter.
E) Go to step 7
This is the default setting.
A) Right click on the Enabled DWORD in the right pane of the key (ex: "Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App") for the app (ex: "Microsoft Store") you want to turn on notifications for. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on Delete. (see screenshot above)
C) Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)
D) Go to step 7
7 When finished turning on and off notifications for specific apps, you can close Registry Editor.
That's it,
Shawn
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