{"id":737,"date":"2016-03-28T16:33:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T16:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=737"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:20:23","slug":"disable-windows-10-app-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/disable-windows-10-app-notifications","title":{"rendered":"Disable Windows 10 App Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Windows 10<\/b>, as well as several apps, pop up a lot of notifications every now and then. Had enough of those annoying notifications? There\u2019s a nifty feature that can save you from having to deal with random notifications while you\u2019re in the midst of something important. It\u2019s a matter of just a few clicks. The first thing you should do is to scan for\u00a0junk in Windows 10. Use <b>ST Cleaner<\/b>\u00a0for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Using the Settings<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>Settings<\/b> page in Windows 10 has been given a new look altogether. It provides easy and quick access to <b>System Settings<\/b> as well as <b>Control Panel<\/b> items. And of course, it helps disable those annoying pop-up notifications.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>Start<\/b> icon, and then select <b>Settings<\/b>.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_738\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 246px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-738 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image07.jpg\" alt=\"Settings\" width=\"236\" height=\"110\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Settings<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Click the <b>System<\/b> icon.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_739\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 173px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-739 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image00.jpg\" alt=\"System\" width=\"163\" height=\"119\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>System<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Click the <b>Notifications &amp; actions<\/b> tab on the left panel.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-740 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image06-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image06-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image06.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Below we have given detailed descriptions of each item. Move the slider to the left for disabling a notification (and vice versa).\n<ul>\n<li><b>Show me tips about Windows:<\/b> Shows small, yet obscure tips &amp; tricks designed to save your time.<\/li>\n<li><b>Show app notifications:<\/b> Shows notifications for different Microsoft and Non-Microsoft apps installed on your machine. When turned off, you cannot manage notifications for individual apps.<\/li>\n<li><b>Show notifications on the lock screen:<\/b> The Lock Screen is not just merely a background, rather it\u2019s a set of different widgets and app notifications that are displayed on a Windows laptop, desktop or tablet.<\/li>\n<li><b>Show alarms, reminders and incoming VOIP calls on the lock screen:<\/b> Without even unlocking your PC, the lock screen shows alarms, reminders and the telephone calls made through the <b>Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP)<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Hide notifications while presenting:<\/b> This nifty feature inWindows 10 turns off all notifications while you\u2019re presenting through PowerPoint presentations or using a Projector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s disable notifications, banners and sounds for individual apps such as Alarms &amp; Clock, Free Download Manager, Java Update Checker, Microsoft OneDrive, Opera, Optional Features, Windows Explorer, Windows Feedback, WordWeb etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-747\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image031-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"image03\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image031-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image031.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Important:<\/b><\/span><\/em> If sliders of all individual apps are greyed out, this indicates the <b>Show all notifications<\/b> feature is already turned off. Turn on this feature if you want to customize individual app preferences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Using Registry Editor<\/h3>\n<p>You can disable all push notifications using a string named <b>ToastEnabled<\/b>. The steps are given below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press <b>Windows Key<\/b> + <b>X<\/b>; choose <b>Run<\/b>.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_742\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image02-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"Registry Editor\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image02-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image02.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Registry Editor<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Type <b>RegEdit<\/b> and click <b>OK<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the following subkey:\n<ul>\n<li><b>HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | PushNotifications<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-743 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Double click the <b>ToastEnabled <\/b>string and replace its value with <b>0<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Exit out of the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-745\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image011-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"image01\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image011-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image011.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re all set, folks. From now onwards, you\u2019ll no longer need to deal with those annoying pop-up notifications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10, as well as several apps, pop up a lot of notifications every now and then. Had enough of those annoying notifications? There\u2019s a nifty feature that can save you from having to deal with random notifications while you\u2019re in the midst of something important. It\u2019s a matter of just a few clicks. 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