Explore the action center
The Action Center consolidates notifications from the operating system with shortcut tiles that enable you to perform daily or frequently accessed tasks. You can find the action center by selecting the dialogue box at the bottom right corner of your screen, using the keyboard shortcut Windows key + A, swiping left from the screen edge on mobile devices, or tapping four fingers on the trackpad.
The Action Center is also your one-stop shop for notifications to see what’s happening with apps and other programs across your device. You can also get web notifications in your action center via Microsoft Edge sites. As always, the action center is fully customizable. You can edit these by going to the Settings App, System, Notifications, and actions.
On the Notifications and actions tab, you can:
- Configure Quick actions. Quick actions enable you to configure which tiles appear in the Action Center. Select Add or remove quick actions to configure a particular tile.
- Get notifications from apps and other senders.
- Show notifications on the lock screen.
- Show reminders and incoming VoIP calls on the lock screen.
- Hide notifications when I'm duplicating my screen.
- Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in to highlight what's new and suggested.
- Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows.
You can also configure individual apps and how they'll notify you. Under the Get notifications from these senders heading, enable or disable notifications for each listed app.
Focus Assist
While notifications can help manage the user's day, they can distract in scenarios such as focusing on a particular task or giving a presentation. Focus Assist allows users to suppress these notifications. Focus Assist can be enabled as needed using the Action center or configured to automatically enable it during certain times. For presentation scenarios, you can configure it to activate during specific scenarios, such as starting automatically when the display is duplicated.
You can also configure priority notifications. These notifications will still occur, even if Focus Assist is enabled. Examples include communications from specific people in your contact list, telephone calls, and notifications from particular apps.