Disable App Notifications in Windows 8

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   First thing that we need to do is open the charms menu by moving the cursor to the upper-right corner of the screen

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   We click "Settings"

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   We click "Change PC settings"

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   When we see "PC settings", we need to click "Search and apps"

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   We click "Notifications"

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   At the right side of the screen, we can shut down notifications.

   

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   For example, if we turn off "Show app notifications", then all of the notifications will be turned off

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   If we want to be more specific, then we can turn off application notifications at the lock screen, disable notification sounds, turn on the screen when we get a call, and set "Quiet hours"

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   For example, we can set the option not to receive any notifications from 12AM to 6AM.

   

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   We can also click "Receive calls during quiet hours"

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   We can be even more specific by enabling or disabling notifications for specific applications

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   For example, if we don't want notifications from "Asphalt 8: Airborne", then we click the toggle to turn them off.

   

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    We set everything according to our preference

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    Then, we can go back to the desktop

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    To do this, we move the mouse cursor into the upper-left corner of the screen and click there.

    

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