In most cases, you will probably want to set this option to Off. As you can see in Figure 1, this screen contains an option to get notifications from other apps and senders. If your goal is to receive fewer notifications, then click on the Settings button, then click on System, followed by Notifications and Actions. I will show you how to do both, but keep in mind that the actual procedure varies a bit depending on which Windows edition and build you are using. You can dial it back so that you don't get as many notifications or you can disable it completely. When it comes to reining in the Action Center, you have a couple of choices. I have lost count of the number of times that I have been in the middle of recording a screencast only to have the video ruined by an unwanted and unexpected Action Center pop-up. What's more troublesome, however, is that the Action Center notifications tend to pop up at really inopportune moments. There are days when it feels as though the Action Center is nagging me all day long. Although the Action Center does have its place, it can be a little overzealous. One of my big pet peeves with Windows 10 is the Action Center notifications. While I like the Windows operating system, I think we can all agree that there are certain aspects that can be annoying.

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