How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac
This wikiHow teaches you how to disable app notifications in Windows and macOS, and how to use your Mac's Do Not Disturb mode to pause all notifications at once. Click the menu. It's usually at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
Method 1 of 3:
Disabling Notifications in Windows
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Picture 5 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Click System. It's the first icon in the list. -
Picture 6 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Click Notifications & actions. It's near the top of the left column. -
Picture 7 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Scroll down to the 'Notifications' section. A list of notifications types and their switches will appear.- On
Picture 8 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac - Off
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Picture 10 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Disable all app notifications. To stop all Windows app notifications, slide the 'Get notifications from apps and other senders' to OffPicture 11 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac -
Picture 12 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Disable notifications from specific apps. If you want to receive notifications from some apps but not others:- Leave 'Get notifications from apps and other senders' On
Picture 13 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac - Scroll down to the 'Get notifications from these senders' section.
- Use each app's own switch to turn notifications on or off for that app.
- Leave 'Get notifications from apps and other senders' On
Method 2 of 3:
Disabling App Notifications in macOS
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Picture 16 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Click System Preferences. -
Picture 17 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Click Notifications. It's the gray square with a red circle at its top-right corner. -
Picture 18 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Select the app for which you want to disable notifications. Apps are listed in the menu on the left side of the window. -
Picture 19 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Select Nonefor 'App Alert.' It's under the 'Alert style' header on the right side of the window. -
Picture 20 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Remove the check marks from each notification option. Make sure these boxes are unchecked:- Show notification on lock screenshot
- Show in Notification Center
- Badge app icon
- Play sound for notifications
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Picture 21 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Repeat these steps for other apps on your Mac. Your new notification settings will take effect immediately.
Method 3 of 3:
Using Do Not Disturb Mode in macOS
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Picture 22 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Click the Notification Center button. If you want to disable the notifications for all apps at once, you can enable Do Not Disturb mode.- DND mode is ideal for when you only want to disable notifications temporarily.
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Picture 23 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Click the Notifications Center button. It's the three horizontal lines (each beginning with a dot) at the top-right corner of the screen. This expands your notifications. -
Picture 24 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Swipe up on the Notifications Center until you see 'DO NOT DISTURB.' Use two fingers on the trackpad or Magic Mouse to do this. -
Picture 25 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac Slide the 'DO NOT DISTURB' switch OnPicture 26 of How to Turn Off Notifications on PC or Mac - The Notification Center icon turns gray when it's in Do Not Disturb mode.[1]
- To turn this mode off, return to this screen and slide the switch back to the Off position.
Update 04 March 2020
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