How to Temporarily Mute Notifications in Windows 10
Jamie (6)We’ve all had that moment. You’re in a big meeting, or working hard, or maybe playing games with friends, and all of a sudden a notification pops up. Even small things can be big distractions when they’re unexpected, so make sure you’re never interrupted by an unwanted notification again.
If you’re wary about turning off notifications permanently, this guide will show you how to temporarily disable notifications when you know something important is coming up. If this was Windows 8, you would do this by by turning on a feature called “Quiet Hours.” For some odd reason Windows 10 did away with this feature, setting a standard Do Not Disturb (called “Focus Assist”) from 11pm to 7am. However, you can still edit this time frame by editing the registry.
Let’s get started!
Open Start and type “regedit.” Alternatively, you can type “regedit” into the search function on your toolbar.
Use the left toolbar to navigate to the “Current Version” folder in the Registry.
Create a new Key under Current Version and label it “Quiet Hours.”
Right click on the “Quiet Hours” Key you’ve just created, and click New > DWORD (32 bit) Value. Name the first value “EntryTime.” Create a second DWORD Value and name it “ExitTime.”
EntryTime will dictate the start of your quiet hours, while ExitTime will dictate the end of your quiet hours.
Double click “EntryTime” to edit it, and make sure the “decimal” option is selected. In the value data box, enter the number of minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to start (i.e. for 2am you’ll enter 120, for 3am > 180, and so on).
Double click “ExitTime” and make the same edits, once again noting how many minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to end (8am=480, 9am=540, etc.).
Once you’ve entered the start and end times for your quiet hours, you’re free to close the Registry Editor! These changes will happen automatically, there’s no need to restart your PC.
Congratulations! You’ve now manually set your quiet hours to temporarily mute all notifications.
How to Temporarily Mute Notifications in Windows 10
Jamie (6)We’ve all had that moment. You’re in a big meeting, or working hard, or maybe playing games with friends, and all of a sudden a notification pops up. Even small things can be big distractions when they’re unexpected, so make sure you’re never interrupted by an unwanted notification again.
If you’re wary about turning off notifications permanently, this guide will show you how to temporarily disable notifications when you know something important is coming up. If this was Windows 8, you would do this by by turning on a feature called “Quiet Hours.” For some odd reason Windows 10 did away with this feature, setting a standard Do Not Disturb (called “Focus Assist”) from 11pm to 7am. However, you can still edit this time frame by editing the registry.
Let’s get started!
Open Start and type “regedit.” Alternatively, you can type “regedit” into the search function on your toolbar.
Use the left toolbar to navigate to the “Current Version” folder in the Registry.
Create a new Key under Current Version and label it “Quiet Hours.”
Right click on the “Quiet Hours” Key you’ve just created, and click New > DWORD (32 bit) Value. Name the first value “EntryTime.” Create a second DWORD Value and name it “ExitTime.”
EntryTime will dictate the start of your quiet hours, while ExitTime will dictate the end of your quiet hours.
Double click “EntryTime” to edit it, and make sure the “decimal” option is selected. In the value data box, enter the number of minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to start (i.e. for 2am you’ll enter 120, for 3am > 180, and so on).
Double click “ExitTime” and make the same edits, once again noting how many minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to end (8am=480, 9am=540, etc.).
Once you’ve entered the start and end times for your quiet hours, you’re free to close the Registry Editor! These changes will happen automatically, there’s no need to restart your PC.
Congratulations! You’ve now manually set your quiet hours to temporarily mute all notifications.
How to Temporarily Mute Notifications in Windows 10
Jamie (6)We’ve all had that moment. You’re in a big meeting, or working hard, or maybe playing games with friends, and all of a sudden a notification pops up. Even small things can be big distractions when they’re unexpected, so make sure you’re never interrupted by an unwanted notification again.
If you’re wary about turning off notifications permanently, this guide will show you how to temporarily disable notifications when you know something important is coming up. If this was Windows 8, you would do this by by turning on a feature called “Quiet Hours.” For some odd reason Windows 10 did away with this feature, setting a standard Do Not Disturb (called “Focus Assist”) from 11pm to 7am. However, you can still edit this time frame by editing the registry.
Let’s get started!
Open Start and type “regedit.” Alternatively, you can type “regedit” into the search function on your toolbar.
Use the left toolbar to navigate to the “Current Version” folder in the Registry.
Create a new Key under Current Version and label it “Quiet Hours.”
Right click on the “Quiet Hours” Key you’ve just created, and click New > DWORD (32 bit) Value. Name the first value “EntryTime.” Create a second DWORD Value and name it “ExitTime.”
EntryTime will dictate the start of your quiet hours, while ExitTime will dictate the end of your quiet hours.
Double click “EntryTime” to edit it, and make sure the “decimal” option is selected. In the value data box, enter the number of minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to start (i.e. for 2am you’ll enter 120, for 3am > 180, and so on).
Double click “ExitTime” and make the same edits, once again noting how many minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to end (8am=480, 9am=540, etc.).
Once you’ve entered the start and end times for your quiet hours, you’re free to close the Registry Editor! These changes will happen automatically, there’s no need to restart your PC.
Congratulations! You’ve now manually set your quiet hours to temporarily mute all notifications.
How to Temporarily Mute Notifications in Windows 10
Jamie (6)We’ve all had that moment. You’re in a big meeting, or working hard, or maybe playing games with friends, and all of a sudden a notification pops up. Even small things can be big distractions when they’re unexpected, so make sure you’re never interrupted by an unwanted notification again.
If you’re wary about turning off notifications permanently, this guide will show you how to temporarily disable notifications when you know something important is coming up. If this was Windows 8, you would do this by by turning on a feature called “Quiet Hours.” For some odd reason Windows 10 did away with this feature, setting a standard Do Not Disturb (called “Focus Assist”) from 11pm to 7am. However, you can still edit this time frame by editing the registry.
Let’s get started!
How to Temporarily Mute Notifications in Windows 10
Jamie (6)Open Start and type “regedit.” Alternatively, you can type “regedit” into the search function on your toolbar.
Open Start and type “regedit.” Alternatively, you can type “regedit” into the search function on your toolbar.
Open Start and type “regedit”
Use the left toolbar to navigate to the “Current Version” folder in the Registry.
Use the left toolbar to navigate to the “Current Version” folder in the Registry.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Policies > Microsoft > Windows > Current Version
Create a new Key under Current Version and label it “Quiet Hours.”
Create a new Key under Current Version and label it “Quiet Hours.”
Right Click on Current Version > New > Key
Right click on the “Quiet Hours” Key you’ve just created, and click New > DWORD (32 bit) Value. Name the first value “EntryTime.” Create a second DWORD Value and name it “ExitTime.”
EntryTime will dictate the start of your quiet hours, while ExitTime will dictate the end of your quiet hours.
Right click on the “Quiet Hours” Key you’ve just created, and click New > DWORD (32 bit) Value. Name the first value “EntryTime.” Create a second DWORD Value and name it “ExitTime.”
EntryTime will dictate the start of your quiet hours, while ExitTime will dictate the end of your quiet hours.
Create two values under “Quiet Hours” Key
Double click “EntryTime” to edit it, and make sure the “decimal” option is selected. In the value data box, enter the number of minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to start (i.e. for 2am you’ll enter 120, for 3am > 180, and so on).
Double click “ExitTime” and make the same edits, once again noting how many minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to end (8am=480, 9am=540, etc.).
Double click “EntryTime” to edit it, and make sure the “decimal” option is selected. In the value data box, enter the number of minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to start (i.e. for 2am you’ll enter 120, for 3am > 180, and so on).
Double click “ExitTime” and make the same edits, once again noting how many minutes after midnight you’d like your quiet hours to end (8am=480, 9am=540, etc.).
Set your times
Once you’ve entered the start and end times for your quiet hours, you’re free to close the Registry Editor! These changes will happen automatically, there’s no need to restart your PC.
Congratulations! You’ve now manually set your quiet hours to temporarily mute all notifications.
Once you’ve entered the start and end times for your quiet hours, you’re free to close the Registry Editor! These changes will happen automatically, there’s no need to restart your PC.
Congratulations! You’ve now manually set your quiet hours to temporarily mute all notifications.
Close Registry Editor
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