Nothing is worse than Windows 10’s forced restarts your PC to install updates.
Notifications aren’t even the worst offender when it comes to interruptions. I also avoid Mail notifications, preferring to check my inbox on my own schedule. I like to disable the Razer Synapse and Discord system notifications, for example, because even though I’m a gamer they’re prone to interrupting me during work hours. Slide the ones that aren’t critical to off. At the bottom, you’ll see a big list of all the apps that can potentially send you notifications.
If you want to receive some notifications-say, Mail and Calendar events-but not others, head back to the main Notifications and actions screen. Boom.įor a more nuanced approach, you can click the tiny Focus assist settings link underneath that option, which allows you to set up rules for when and how you’ll receive OS notifications. To nuke all notifications from orbit, eradicating them completely, move the Get notifications from apps and other senders item to Off. Open the Start menu, click the Settings cog icon, and head to System > Notifications and actions.
