Charm Settings - Notification switches off ALL app notifications

Question

Users can switch off all notifications through the Settings Charm by clicking the Notifications icon instead of having to go inside "More PC settings".

Does anyone else feel that this global switch might be best kept inside "More PC Settings" only? Or perhaps the functionality should change to switch off notifications for the current app only?

Answer 1

Hi Edward,

Thanks for the suggestion. The global switch is very useful for presentation scenarios so you can turn off all notifications while doing something that they would interfere with.

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--Rob

Answer 2

FYI, For the current app only setting you go to the top pane (which is for the app settings) select Permissions and then Notfications (if and only if it supports notifications).

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Jeff Sanders (MSFT)