Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10  

Page 1 of 4 123 ... LastLast
    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10

    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10

    How to Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Customization
    02 Aug 2021
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Change How Long to Show Notifications 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 Microsoft Store 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.

    This tutorial will show you how to change how long to show notifications above the taskbar notification area before closing in your account in Windows 10.


    Contents

    • Option One: To Change How Long to Show Notifications using Settings app
    • Option Two: To Change How Long to Show Notifications using Ease of Access Center
    • Option Three: To Change How Long to Show Notifications using Registry Editor


    EXAMPLE: Notification
    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10-windows_10_notification.png






    OPTION ONE

    To Change How Long to Show Notifications using Settings app


    1 Open the Settings app, and click/tap on the Ease of Access icon.

    Starting with Windows 10 build 21359, the Ease of Access category in Settings has been renamed to Accessibility.


    2 Click/tap on Display on the left side, select how long you want to Show notifications for in the drop down menu on the right side. (see screenshot below)

    The default time is 5 seconds.


    3 You can now close Settings if you like.

    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10-ease_of_access_settings.jpg






    OPTION TWO

    To Change How Long to Show Notifications using Ease of Access Center


    1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Ease of Access Center icon.

    2 Click/tap on the Use the computer without a display link in the Ease of Access Center. (see screenshot below)

    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10-show_notifications_for_in_ease_of_access-1.jpg

    3 Under the Adjust time limits and flashing visuals section, select How long should Windows notification dialog boxes stay open? in the drop down menu to the duration time you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    The default time is 5 seconds.

    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10-show_notifications_for_in_ease_of_access-2.jpg

    4 You can now close the Ease of Access Center if you like.






    OPTION THREE

    To Change How Long to Show Notifications using Registry Editor


    1 Type regedit in the search box (Windows+S) on Start or taskbar, and press Enter to open Registry Editor.

    2 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

    3 In Registry Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility

    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10-show_notifications_for_in_regedit-1.jpg

    4 In the right pane of the Accessibility key, double click/tap on the MessageDuration DWORD to edit it. (see screenshot above)

    5 Select (dot) Decimal, type in how many seconds (1 minute = 60 seconds) you want the duration time to be, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    The default time is 5 seconds. Entering anything lower then 5 seconds will still have a 5 second wait.

    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10-show_notifications_for_in_regedit-2.png

    6 You can now close Registry Editor if you like.


    That's it,
    Shawn Brink


    Related Tutorials






  1. Posts : 51
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #1

    Time priority


    Hi Shawn,

    Just, a little practical question : some programs also have this option in their settings (MBAM, in this case). What notification delay is then applied (the system or the app setting) ?
    Thanks ! :)
    Last edited by throkr; 06 Oct 2015 at 03:10.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hello throkr, :)

    In that case usually the app's setting will override.
      My Computers


  3. Posts : 51
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #3

    I see, thanks !
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Anytime. :)
      My Computers


  5. Posts : 450
    Windows 11 Pro version22H2 ( OS Build 22621.2861 )
       #5

    Brink said:
    Let's see a screenshot of your Notifications and Focus Assist settings to see if anything may stand out.


    Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10

    Is there any way to set my notifications for longer than 5 minutes ? I have followed your tutorials and only see 5 minutes the longest time to have notification to stay on. Before the may update my notifications would go off until I saw them and dismissed them.

    I use my alarms for taking my pills and if I am not at my computer and it is past 5 minutes now they just go into the action center and stop going off and many times I have forgot to take the pills or at best several hours later.

    Anyway to change so they go off until I dismiss them??Is there any way to set my notifications for longer than 5 minutes ? I have followed your tutorials and only see 5 minutes the longest time to have notification to stay on. Before the may update my notifications would go off until I saw them and dismissed them.

    I use my alarms for taking my pills and if I am not at my computer and it is past 5 minutes now they just go into the action center and stop going off and many times I have forgot to take the pills or at best several hours later.

    Anyway to change so they go off until I dismiss them??For now, you can set to have your notifications stay open longer to help some.
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Hello @Eaglepi,

    You could try setting a longer time using option 3 to see how it works for you.
      My Computers


  7. Posts : 450
    Windows 11 Pro version22H2 ( OS Build 22621.2861 )
       #7

    Brink said:
    Hello @Eaglepi,

    You could try setting a longer time using option 3 to see how it works for you.
    Thanks for the quick reply,

    So I want the notifications to go off until I dismiss them so I decided to set it to 6 hours. I clicked decimal then did the following math. 60 X 60 = 3600 X 6 = 21600 I changed the default 5 to 21600 So now the notifications should go off at least 6 hours or until dismissed, correct?

    Thanks again
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Eaglepi said:
    Thanks for the quick reply,

    So I want the notifications to go off until I dismiss them so I decided to set it to 6 hours. I clicked decimal then did the following math. 60 X 60 = 3600 X 6 = 21600 I changed the default 5 to 21600 So now the notifications should go off at least 6 hours or until dismissed, correct?

    Thanks again

    That would be correct, but we'll see if it anything over 5 minutes will work.
      My Computers


  9. Posts : 450
    Windows 11 Pro version22H2 ( OS Build 22621.2861 )
       #9

    Brink said:
    That would be correct, but we'll see if it anything over 5 minutes will work.
    I will keep this thread open and update everyone

    Thanks again

    - - - Updated - - -

    Didn't work it still went into the control center after 5 minute
      My Computer


 

Tutorial Categories

Change How Long to Show Notifications in Windows 10 Tutorial Index Network & Sharing Instalation and Upgrade Browsers and Email General Tips Gaming Customization Apps and Features Virtualization BSOD System Security User Accounts Hardware and Drivers Updates and Activation Backup and Restore Performance and Maintenance Mixed Reality Phone


  Related Discussions
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:35.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums