How to enable or disable notification suggestions in Windows 11

This guide explains how to manage notification suggestions in Windows 11. These are alerts that ask if you want to turn off notifications for apps you rarely use. Windows tracks your activity to decide when to suggest hiding these banners. This does not delete the notifications; it just hides the pop-up banners. You can still see them later in your notification center.

Why manage notification suggestions?

You might want to turn these off if you find the suggestions annoying or distracting. Keeping them on helps keep your taskbar clean by silencing apps you ignore.

What happens when done?

Once you change these settings, Windows will stop asking you to mute specific apps. If you turn them off, you will need to manage your app notifications manually through the settings menu.

Change settings in the Settings App

This is the easiest way to control notifications for most users.

1. 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.
2. Click on the System button on the left sidebar.

3. Select the Notifications tile on the right.

4. Find the section labeled “Notifications from apps and other senders.”
5. Click the toggle switch for Notification Suggestions to turn it on or off.
6. Close the settings window when finished.

Change settings using the Registry Editor

Note: This method requires admin privileges. Only use this method if you are comfortable working with system files.

1. Open the Windows Registry by searching for it in the Start menu.
2. Navigate to the following path: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Windows.ActionCenter.SmartOptOut
3. 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.
4. Double-click Enabled and change the value to 0 to turn the feature off.
5. To turn the feature back on in the future, delete the Enabled item you created.
6. Restart your computer to apply the changes.

Summary

Windows 11 allows you to control how often you receive suggestions to mute apps. You can easily toggle this feature using the main Settings menu, or you can use the Registry Editor for more advanced control. By managing these settings, you gain full control over your notification experience.