How to Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Action Center Icon in Windows 10

information   Information
The Action Center in Windows 10 collects and shows toast notifications and alerts from traditional Windows applications and system notifications, alongside those generated from modern apps. Toast and notifications are then grouped in the Action Center by app and time.

The Action Center will show you all of your past notifications until you clear them. This can be useful if you had a notification pop-up, and you missed what it said.

The Action Center also has personalized quick actions at the bottom to be able to easily toggle on/off or open items such as Airplane mode, All settings, Connect, Display, Location, Tablet Mode, VPN, and Wifi.

Starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14328, the Action Center icon has moved to the far corner of the taskbar so it is more distinct from other icons – making it easier to interact with it. There is a badge that now displays the number of notifications you have missed, and we are making it easier for you to know what app your notifications are from by adding a subtle animation to the icon (showing the sender app’s logo) whenever you receive notifications that do not show a toast. Individual app notifications in Action Center no longer show the app icon repeated for each notification and will only be seen in the header that groups together all the notifications specific for that app. This change allows for more space in Action Center to show more content.


This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to show app icons with an animation to the action center icon for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:
  • Option One: Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Animated on Action Center Icon
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Animated Action Center Icon using a BAT file


EXAMPLE: "Show app icons" and "Don't show app icons" on Action Center Icon for Notifications
Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Action Center Icon in Windows 10-action_center_show_app_icons.png
Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Action Center Icon in Windows 10-action_center_dont_show_app_icons.png





OPTION ONE

Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Animated Action Center Icon


1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 2. To Turn On Show App Icons on Animated Action Center Icon

NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Right click or press and hold on the action center system icon on the taskbar notification area, and click/tap on Show app icons. (see screenshot below)

Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Action Center Icon in Windows 10-show_app_icons.jpg


 3. To Turn Off Show App Icons on Animated Action Center Icon

A) Right click or press and hold on the action center system icon on the taskbar notification area, and click/tap on Don't show app icons. (see screenshot below)

Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Action Center Icon in Windows 10-dont_show_app_icons.jpg






OPTION TWO

Turn On or Off Show App Icons on Animated Action Center Icon using a BAT file


Note   Note
The .bat files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

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

NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_GLEAM_ENABLED DWORD

0 = Off - Don't show
(delete) = On - Show


1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


 2. To Turn On Show App Icons on Animated Action Center Icon

NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Show_App_icons_on_Action_Center_icon.bat

Download


 3. To Turn Off Show App Icons on Animated Action Center Icon

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Don't_show_app_icons_on_Action_Center_icon.bat

Download

4. Save the .bat file to your desktop, and unblock the .bat file.

5. Double click/tap on the .bat file to run it.

6. You will now notice your screen flicker as explorer is restarted.



That's it,
Shawn


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