Windows 11 All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 3

Handling Notifications and Quick Actions

IN THIS CHAPTER

Understanding Windows 11 notifications

Using the notifications

Disabling notifications

Using quick actions

If you’ve ever used a moderately sentient smartphone or tablet, you already know about notifications and the notification center. Different devices do it differently, but the general idea is that the device monitors and gathers notifications — little warning messages or status reports — and then puts them in one place, where you can look at them and decide what to do from there.

In Windows 11, notifications are commonplace. The operating system sends you notifications, and so do many apps. Even websites can notify you when new articles are published. To make notifications manageable, Windows 11, like smartphones, gathers them into a dedicated center. Accessing and clearing notifications are easy. However, if you find notifications annoying or don’t want to be bothered while you work, you can use the focus assist feature to make them go away automatically.

Windows 11 also has some useful icons for turning on ...