How to Stop Pop-Up Notifications in Windows 11?

This tutorial three methods to stop pop-up notifications in Windows 11. It has been quite a few eventful months for the Insider Previews and Beta testers users of the eleventh iteration of Windows OS.

Being a part of this group makes you the first one to get hold of all the new and intriguing features before the general users. And this time around, there are indeed a plethora of changes that you are likely to welcome, with the UI/UX getting an overhaul being the major talking point.

However, in spite of all these modifications going around- one thing stood constant- the habit of the OS to constantly bug you with notifications. While they are still first-party prompts, but it doesn’t take away the fact that they are quite intrusive in nature and tend to disrupt the normal workflow.

Fortunately, there do exist a few nifty workarounds through which you could put an end to these irritating prompts. And this guide shall make you aware of just that. So without further ado, let’s get started with the various methods to stop pop-up notifications in Windows 11.

Ways to Disable Pop-Up Notifications in Windows 11

We have shared three different approaches towards carrying out the aforementioned task: disabling app notifications, Tips and Suggestions, and the Sync Provider Notifications.

It’s completely up to you to decide which one are you planning to turn off and which should one should be kept enabled. But for the best result, we would suggest you turn off all these three prompts. On that note, let’s get started with the guide to stop pop-up notifications in Windows 11.

Turn Off Third-Party Apps Notifications

These are the prompts that you get from various third-party apps and software. Since there might be at least dozens of apps installed on your system, a single prompt from each is enough to give you an infuriating user experience. Hence the best course of action is to straightaway disable the notifications from these apps.

But if you are planning to take a less aggressive approach and want to disable prompts of only a few apps, then also we have got you covered. Apart from that, we will also list out the steps to efficiently control these prompts. All these three scenarios have been discussed below, follow along.

Disable All Third-Party Apps Notifications

1. Bring up the Settings page via Windows+I shortcut keys.
2. Then go to System from the left menu bar.
3. After that, head over to the Notifications section.
4. Finally, disable the toggle next to Notifications.

Disable Selected App Notifications

If you want to disable the prompts of just a few apps rather than from all the installed apps, then here’s what you need to do:

1. Head over to Settings > System > Notifications as before.
2. But this time around, don’t disable the Notifications toggle.
3. Rather scroll down the page and you shall a list of all the installed apps.
4. Now just turn off the toggle next to the desired app/apps whose notifications you don’t wish to receive.

Control App’s Notification Settings

If you want to get more granular control over these prompts, then click on the desired app, and you shall be taken to their notification settings page. From here, you could decide whether these notifications should be displayed in the Notification Center or not.

Likewise, some other settings like should it play a sound, and whether they should be allowed to display banners could also be controlled from this page. Moreover, you could also set their priority, i.e how much weightage should be given to these prompts. All this could be carried out right from that menu itself.

So this was the first method to stop pop-up notifications in Windows 11. Let’s now turn our attention towards the other two.

Disable Tips and Suggestions

Microsoft regularly sends tips and suggestions related to its products and services. They would recommend you to try out their apps, install any pending updates, or would just make you aware of all the new features that they have in store for you. However, if you hardly interact with Microsoft stock apps, then you could consider disabling these notifications. Here’s how:

1. Open the Settings page via Start Menu
2. Then go to System > Notification section.
3. Now scroll to the end of the page and uncheck the following two options:
   
   • Offer suggestions on how I can set up my device
   • Get tips and suggestions when I use Windows options.

These were the steps to disable tips and suggestions. This is true quite a nifty addition to the list of methods to stop pop-up notifications in Windows 11.

Disable Sync Provider Notifications

Sync Provider is used to displaying notifications on File Explorer regarding OneDrive and some of the new features of the Windows OS.

However, getting pop-ups in the File Explorer app is the last thing that one would wish for. Fortunately, there does exist a method to turn off these prompts as well. Let’s check it out.

1. 1. Launch File Explorer via Windows+E shortcut keys.
   2. Then click on the three horizontal dots situated at the top menu bar.
   3. Select Options from the drop-down menu. It shall open the Folder Options menu.
      
   4. Go to its View tab and uncheck the ‘Show sync provider notifications’ option.
      
   5. Finally, hit OK to save the changes. That’s it. You will no longer get prompts in the File Explorer app.

Conclusion

So with this, we conclude the guide on how you could stop pop-up notifications in Windows 11. We have shared three different methods regarding the same.

Moreover, we have also listed all the possible scenarios through which you could minimize these prompts rather than totally disabling them. If you still have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments section below.