The top entry on the list, Notifications, lets you disable all notifications, graying out all the other options.Move the slider for an individual app to the Off position to silence all notifications from that app or feature.įor more fine-grained control over how an individual app can display notifications, click the app's entry in the Notifications list. To choose which apps are allowed to interrupt you, scroll down to the section headed Show Get n otifications from these senders.To turn off all notifications from apps, move the Get notifications from apps and other senders slider to the Off position.Take control by opening the Settings app and going to the Notifications & Actions section: The more apps you use, the more chaotic those notifications can get. One of the signature features of Windows 10 is the way it handles systemwide notifications, allowing any app (including desktop programs like Outlook 2016 and Adobe's Creative Cloud) to display messages.