Windows 10: Have focus assist on while gaming and game mode turned on, still get notifications over my...

When i have something on fullscreen windows correctly stops showing notifications, but still shows them when i game. in fact, if i have an app fullscreened on my second monitor that focus assist recognizes, having a game on my main monitor will actually override it and windows will start showing me notifications again
using windows 10 pro version 1903 OS build 18362.900

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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.

 

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.

 

Questions about Focus Assist

Hello, *Smile

If you turn off Get notifications from apps and other senders, it will disable notifications from everything except Windows system notifications.

Turning on Focus Assist will turn off all notifications until you turn off Focus Assist.

Turn On or Off Focus Assist in Windows 10

Customize Focus Assist Priority List in Windows 10

Change Focus Assist Automatic Rules in Windows 10