How to enable or disable badges for Taskbar applications in Windows 11

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The post guides users on managing app badge notifications on the Windows 11 Taskbar, including turning them off to maintain privacy. The settings are adjustable via the System Settings pane and involve navigations through Personalization and Taskbar sections. If disabled and required again, the process is simply reversible.

This article explains how to turn on or off “Show badges on taskbar apps” in Windows 11.

The “Show badges on taskbar apps” feature in Windows displays a badge counter on the taskbar for all messages that you haven’t seen or read. This feature provides quick notifications without opening the app or Notification Center.

This feature is turned on and enabled by default in Windows 11, but you can turn it off if you find it intrusive or if you don’t want private messages displayed on the badge counter for apps.

Turning this feature on can help you stay on top of important updates or messages without constantly checking each app individually. On the other hand, turning it off can help reduce visual clutter and distractions on your taskbar.

Ultimately, it depends on your preferences and how you manage your notifications.

How to turn off app badge notifications in Windows 11

As mentioned above, you can turn on a Windows feature that shows badges for taskbar apps.

Here’s how to do it.

First, open the Settings app.

To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings, as shown in the image below:

Alternatively, you can use the taskbar’s search box to find Settings and then select it to open it.

On the Windows Settings, click Personalization, then select the taskbar on the right pane to expand it.

Next, expand the “Taskbar behaviors” tile on the Taskbar settings pane. Then, select the “Show badges on taskbar apps” tile and check the box to enable the feature.

To disable it, uncheck the box.

You can exit the Settings app.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to turn on or off Taskbar app badge counter notifications in Windows 11. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.

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