Turn off ads, pop-ups, and widgets that slow you down. Here are the Windows 11 settings I disable right after setup.

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is out this week, and it offers an interesting mobile feature aimed not at Windows Phone, but at Android: mirrored Android notifications. The idea is that when a ...

Notifications in Windows 10 can be a great tool, like flashing quick social updates, work-related messages, email alerts, reminders, and more. But they can be a pain as well, popping up during video ...

BurntToast is an open-source PowerShell module that generates standard toast notifications that appear in the bottom-right corner. The module supports Windows 10 and newer versions as well as Windows ...

Q: I have a Windows 10 PC. Whenever I open my email program or log into the internet, I get a rather large number of pop-ups appearing in the lower right corner of my screen. These pop-ups have no "X" ...

When you’re tapping away at the computer it’s quite a nuisance to stop what you’re doing for the buzzing, ringing nag of a smartphone that’s on your desk. Each vibration or bing usually means another ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets ...

In Windows 11/10, Windows Backup notifies end-users to configure Windows Backup. Notifications like Backup in progress can appear in the Action Center after seven days without configuring Windows ...

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Download ‘Your Phone’ apps on Windows 10 & Android Sign in with your Microsoft account Set up Android permissions and notification access on Android Customize ...

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