Windows 10: Focus assistant and Game Mode does not work as intented

I turned on both game mode and the focus assistant alarm only. However, I am still constantly disturbed by notifications such as wechat that even minimize my current screen.Am I doing anything wrong? Any third party app to solve this?

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Focus Assistant on 1903

Greetings.

Can anyone help me figure out how the Focus assistant in Windows 10 build 1903 works exactly? Because right now I have it to"off" in the Setting menu, but everytime I do stuff it turns itself "on" by its own and keeps reminding me that "notifications will remain silent in the action center while you're in fullscreen mode". Here's how it behaves to me at the moment:

• Desktop only - Alarm Mode On (sleep symbol)
• Opening Edge - Focus Assistant Off
• Opening Settings - Focus Assistant Off
• Opening Mail - Focus Asistant Off

Everytime I close and open edge, system menu, mail, calender etc the notification center pops up this message. The way it worked before (on 1809) was that when I played games in fullscreen mode the sleep symbol on the action center became active, but everywhere else it was turned off. Now it seems to think that my desktop is in fullscreen mode? I don't understand how this works exactly. I can open and minimize Edge constantly and the sleep symbol in the bottom right corner will appear and disappear everytime.

 

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 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.