12. Configuring Notifications and Advanced Settings

In This Chapter

Managing Notifications

Setting Up Ease of Access

Setting Up Power Options

HAL 9000, the artificial intelligence antagonist in the classic 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, was pure science fiction. Although the idea of a talking computer seemed plausible, the concept was more than a little unnerving. Fast forward nearly 50 years, and we have become accustomed to our devices communicating and, yes, even talking to us. Hello Cortana! On our Windows 10 device this communication principally occurs in the form of notifications. In this chapter you see how to manage those notifications.

You also explore how a group of settings labeled Ease of Access can make interacting with ...

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