How to enable or disable notification suggestions in Windows 11
Windows 11 notification suggestions offer a smart way to manage alerts by offering to turn off notifications for apps you don’t interact with.
These suggestions appear as helpful pop-ups when Windows notices you’re consistently missing or dismissing notifications from a specific app. They then ask if you’d like to stop getting alerts from that app altogether, which helps cut down on notification clutter.
For example, if you keep closing notifications from your favorite game, Windows 11 might suggest disabling future alerts from it. This built-in feature streamlines your experience by helping you control which app notifications show up on your screen.
You can easily turn these notification suggestions on or off within the Settings app, giving you more control over what appears on your taskbar and reducing distractions.
Go to Settings > System > Notifications. Find the “Notification suggestions” toggle and switch it to your desired position to enable or disable them. This feature helps manage app notification pop-ups you may have missed.
Change settings in the Settings App
Turning notification suggestions on or off in Windows 11 is accomplished through the Settings app. This is the recommended method for most users to manage these helpful prompts that appear on your computer.
- Open the Windows Settings app. You can do this by opening the Start menu or pressing the Windows key + I on your keyboard to launch the Settings app.
- Click on the System button on the left sidebar.
- Select the Notifications tile on the right.
- Find the section labeled “Notifications from apps and other senders.”
- Click the toggle switch for Notification Suggestions to turn it on or off.
- Close the settings window when finished.
Change settings using the Registry Editor
If you’re comfortable with advanced system tweaks, disabling notification suggestions in Windows 11 can be done using the Registry Editor. This method offers more granular control over this specific Windows feature.
- Open the Windows Registry by searching for it in the Start menu.
- Navigate to the following path:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Windows.ActionCenter.SmartOptOut - Look for the Enabled (REG_DWORD) item in the right pane. If it is not there, right-click a blank space, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it
Enabled. - Double-click Enabled and change the value to
0to turn the feature off. - To turn the feature back on in the future, delete the Enabled item you created.
- Restart your computer to apply the changes.
Summary
Windows 11 allows you to control how often you receive suggestions to mute apps. You can toggle this feature using the main Settings menu, or you can use the Registry Editor for more advanced control. Managing these settings grants you full control over your notification experience.
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