Windows 10: Customize Focus Assist Priority List in Windows 10

How to: Customize Focus Assist Priority List in Windows 10

How to Customize Focus Assist Priority List in Windows 10


Starting with Windows 10 build 17083, Quiet Hours has been renamed to Focus Assist.

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Are there certain times when you dont want to be interrupted or just need to stay focused on what youre doing? Starting with automatic rules.

• Focus assist will automatically turn on when you are duplicating your display. Never get interrupted during presentations again!
• Focus assist will turn on automatically when you are playing a full screen exclusive DirectX game.
• You can set the schedule that works for you so that focus assist is always on when you want them. Go to Settings > System > Focus assist to configure your schedule.
• Customize your own priority list so that your important people and apps always breakthrough when focus assist is on. People pinned to your task bar with always break through!
• See a summary of what you missed while you were in focus assist.
• If you’re using Cortana, you can also have focus assist turned on while you’re at home.

The priority list allows you to manage which notifications are allowed. The rest will go straight to action center when you have focus assist turned on to Priority only. Alarms will still work though.

This tutorial will show you how to customize your priority list for Focus Assist for your account in Windows 10.



Here'e How:

1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.

2. Click/tap on Focus assist on the left side, and click/tap on the Customize your priority list link on the right side. (see screenshot below)



3. Change the settings below to what you want for your priority list.

• Calls, texts, and reminders
• Add or Remove People Contacts
• Add or Remove an App

4. Calls, texts, and reminders
*note Cortana can tell you on this device when you miss a phone call, text or messages from your favorite app. This requires Cortana app on your linked phone and does not support iOS.
A) Check or uncheck what you want. (see screenshot below)





5. Add or Remove People Contacts
*note Only apps that support this feature will show notifications from people you choose, including Mail, Skype, Calling, Messaging, and a few others.
A) Check (default) or uncheck Show notifications from pinned contacts on taskbar or Start menu for what you want. (see left screenshot below step 5B)

B) If you want to add a contact, click/tap on Add contacts, and click/tap on a contact you want to add. (see screenshots below)





C) If you want to remove a contact, click/tap on an added contact, and click/tap on Remove. (see screenshot below)




6. Add or Remove an App
*note Notifications will show from the apps you add to the list.
A) If you want to add an app, click/tap on Add an app, and click/tap on an app you want to add. (see screenshots below)





B) If you want to remove an app, click/tap on an added app, and click/tap on Remove. (see screenshot below)



7. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Turn On or Off Focus Assist in Windows 10
• How to Change Focus Assist Automatic Rules in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off App Notifications in Windows 10

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Windows focus assist

Hello Mike, *Smile

Focus Assist used to be called "Quiet Hours".

It's a feature that basically allows you to pause or stop showing notifications when they would be inconvenient.

Here's some tutorials below to give you more details:

Turn On or Off Focus Assist in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Change Focus Assist Automatic Rules in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Customize Focus Assist Priority List in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

 

Windows focus assist

Ah, i just realized you can turn it off for gaming mode. Its might be help while i am working on my essay. Thanks.

 

Focus assist

Hello @Melflormelissa,

I think there is a way *Smile

Try the following

1. Press "Start" and search for "focus" then there should pop something up like on the picture.





2. Then press "Customize your priority list"




3. From there you can add programs:

 

Focus assist settings while playing games

Hi Jem,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand how difficult it could be. You can follow steps below to prevent few applications from interrupting your gaming experience. However, for other third party applications, you will need to check with the settings within the applications
to prevent it from interrupting you when it is not in use.

1. Go to Settings > Gaming.
   
2. On the left pane, click on Game mode.
   
3. On the right pane, toggle on the switch under
   Game mode.
   
4. Again go to Settings > System.
   
5. On the left pane click on Focus assist.
   
6. On the right pane, toggle on the switch across
   When I’m playing a game.
   

The priority list can be selected by clicking on the
Customize your priority list.





Hope it helps.

 

Focus Assist

Hello AllieBrewer,

It is, this feature was added in the April 2018 Update. Focus Assist replaces the “Quiet Hours” feature included with previous versions of Windows 10, and is much more powerful and configurable.

“Focus Assist” feature is a “Do Not Disturb” mode that hides notifications

You can manually toggle Focus Assist on and off, if you like. Notifications are hidden while it’s enabled.

To do so, right-click the Notification Center icon at the right side of your taskbar, point to Focus Assist, and select “Priority Only” if you only want to see priority notifications or “Alarms Only” if you only want to get alarms.

You can customize which notifications have priority from the Settings app. Alarms refers to alarms you set in apps like the included Alarms & Clocks app.

Hope it helps, have a good day