How to Enable Do Not Disturb Mode on Windows 11

If notifications keep distracting you from work, here’s how to calm things down with Do Not Disturb mode on Windows 11.

Starting with Windows 11 2H22, Microsoft introduced Do Not Disturb mode into the operating system. It’s off by default, but when it’s on, all your notifications will be muted except for priority notifications and alarms. This is useful if you don’t want to be disturbed by any notification while you’re trying to stay focused.

How to enable Do Not Disturb mode on Windows 11.

How to turn on Do Not Disturb mode in Notification Center

Do Not Disturb mode is part of Windows 11’s Focus Assist and you can turn it on from the Notification Center. To do this, click on the date on the right side of the taskbar to open the Windows 11 Notification Center and Calendar. press the bell icon in the upper-right corner of the notification center to turn on Do Not Disturb mode.

That bell icon turns blue, indicating Do Not Disturb mode is on. You see those too bell icon on the right side of the taskbar.

To turn off Do Not Disturb mode, just open Notification Center and click bell icon again – it will change from blue to grey.

How to enable Do Not Disturb mode from Settings

You can also enable Do Not Disturb mode by customizing your Windows 11 notifications in the Settings app. To do this, start with the button victory + me and navigate to System > Notifications. There you will see the switch for Do not disturband all you have to do is click on it to flip it over to that ON Position.

You can also customize Do Not Disturb mode to turn on automatically when certain events occur. This may be the case, for example, during a certain time of day or during a game. Just expand the Turn on Do Not Disturb automatically Section and enable the conditions under which you want the mode to activate automatically.

If you activate it In these times option in the Turn on Do Not Disturb automatically section, you must also specify the turn on and Turn off times, as well as when it should be repeated (Daily, weekendsand days of the week).

Enjoy Do Not Disturb Mode on Windows 11

We may not always be in the mood or situation to receive notifications from Windows and apps. It’s good to know that the operating system has an option to disable them with Do Not Disturb mode when we need a break. What makes it better is that you can even set the mode to activate automatically.

So if notifications ever get too distracting, you know what to do to silence them for a while.