From the course: Cert Prep: Microsoft Windows Client (MD-100)

Configure notification settings

From the course: Cert Prep: Microsoft Windows Client (MD-100)

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Configure notification settings

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- [Instructor] You'll likely get a lot of system messages and various notifications from Windows 11. You might get notified when new email arrives, when apps need updates, or when Windows need to warn you about something, like a backup drive that's getting full. You might see notifications that offer tips on how to use Windows more effectively, too. Some of these you may find useful, but others, perhaps not so much. One place to control the notifications you see is in Control Panel. You have to dive pretty deep to get to these, but this is how you get there. From Control Panel, click System and Security, click Security and Maintenance, and then click Change Security and Maintenance Settings. Notice here that some of the options are grayed out. These include system messages from Windows Update and Windows Activation, to name a few. However, there are some you can deselect. You might want to deselect notifications about Automatic Maintenance, for instance, or drive status. Change this the way you like and click OK. You can then close Control Panel. There's another place that offers options, including what apps can send you notifications. It's in Settings. Start, Settings, from System, click Notifications. Notice here that notifications are turned on. Let's expand the arrow here and see what that includes. This says to show notifications on the lock screen, to show reminders and incoming voiceover IP calls on the lock screen, and to allow notifications to play sounds. You can deselect these one at a time, or all of them. Watch what happens though, when you turn off notifications completely, even notifications from all your apps turn off. So let's turn that back on, let's remove all three of those, and scroll down to our other apps. Notice they're sorted by most recent. Let's say you get a lot of notifications from Outlook. You can click the arrow here to dive deeper into the settings, and you can either turn notifications off completely, or you can turn off pieces of those notifications. For instance, I'll turn off play a sound when notifications arrive. Let's go back to Notifications and see what else we have. Here's options for Google Chrome and options for how I can set up my device, or get tips. Make any changes here you desire, and when you're ready, continue on. Let's click System again, let's get to the top, and this time I'd like you to click Focus assist. Focus assist offers another place to reduce distractions from notifications. Priority only is an option that will show specific notifications. You can choose Priority, and then customize the Priority list. Off turns off all notifications from your apps and contacts, and Alarms only hides all notifications except for alarms. Notice you can set some automatic rules for when you would like Focus assist to turn itself on and off, for instance, when you're playing a game. Continue to explore and finalize the settings so they suit your needs. When you're finished, close all of your open windows and enjoy your new settings.

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