How to Show or hide Notifications for each app in the Notification Center in Windows 11

What is the Notification Center?

The Notification Center in Windows is like a digital message board for all your app alerts and updates, keeping them in one accessible spot so you miss nothing important.

Press Win+N to quickly open the Notification Center.

Control Notifications for Each App

Windows lets you change notification settings for every app. You choose what you see and where. We will focus on getting alerts into your Notification Center.

Step 1Go to Notification Settings

Windows 11 notification settings let you choose which apps send alerts to your Notification Center. Open Settings ⚙️ to start managing your windows 11 notification center preferences. Click the Start button ⊞, select the Settings icon, choose System on the left menu, and then click Notifications to open the main control panel 🎛️ where you can turn app alerts on or off individually.

1. Click the Start button. It’s usually in the bottom-left corner.
2. Click the Settings cogwheel icon.
3. In Settings, click on System.
4. On the left side, click Notifications.

This is your central hub for managing alerts. While you toggle everything on or off here, we will delve deeper into app-specific controls.

Step 2Find App Settings

In the Notifications settings, scroll down. Look for a section like "Notifications from apps and other senders". Below this, you see a list of apps that send notifications.

Step 3Change "Show notifications in notification center"

Show notifications in notification center is the specific toggle you need to check for each app in Windows 11. To keep or hide alerts from a particular app, expand the app menu in your notification settings and check or uncheck this box. This ensures important messages appear when you need them and stops noisy apps from cluttering your screen.

To get alerts in your Notification Center, make sure "Show notifications in notification center" is box is checked for that app.

Practical Tip: For important apps (like work email or chat), turn both "Show notification banners" and "Show notifications in notification center" on. This gives you an instant alert and saves it for later. For less important apps, turn off banners while keeping notifications in the center, or turn them off completely if they create noise.

Reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/notifications-and-do-not-disturb-in-windows-feeca47f-0baf-5680-16f0-8801db1a8466#id0ebd=windows_11

Summary

You have full control over how and where Windows notifications appear. Navigating to Settings › System › Notifications allows for app-by-app adjustments. Ensuring "Show notifications in notification center" is active means you can always review missed alerts. Disabling distracting pop-up banners is also an option.