Windows 10: How to hide number of new Notifications in Action Center in Windows 10

Action Center shows the total number of new notifications like a badge on the respective icon in Taskbar. If you want to hide the total number of new notifications in Action Center, here is how you can do that. Apart from the in-built user-friendly option, you can use Registry Editor to get the same thing done.

Whenever you receive a notification, the Action Center displays the count in digits, letting users know how many unread notifications they have as of now. For many people, this functionality helps to know how much time they may need to check all the notifications even before expanding the Action Center. However, if you think that this feature is unnecessary and you do not need it, you can prevent Action Center from showing the total number of new notifications in Windows 10.



Hide number of new Notifications in Action Center


To hide the total number of new notifications in Windows 10 Action Center, follow these steps-

1. Right-click on the Action Center icon.
2. Select the Don’t show number of new notifications option.

At first, you have to right-click on the Action Center icon visible in the Taskbar. Then, select the Don’t show number of new notifications option.



That’s all! From now onward, you can’t see the total number of new notifications.

Like said earlier, it is possible to get the same result using the Registry Editor. However, if you want to follow the REGEDIT method, it is recommended to backup all Registry files before doing that.

Prevent Action Center from showing total number of new notifications using REGEDIT


To prevent Action Center from showing the total number of new notifications using Registry Editor, follow these steps-

1. Press Win+R to display the Run window.
2. Type regedit and press the Enter button.
3. Click on the Yes option.
4. Go to Settings in HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
5. Right-click on Settings > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
6. Set the name as NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_BADGE_ENABLED.
7. Keep the Value data as 0.

Let’s check out the detailed version of these steps.

For getting started, you have to open the Registry Editor on your computer. For that, press Win+R, type regedit and hit the Enter button. If the UAC prompt appears, click on the Yes option.

Next, navigate to the following path-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings

Right-click on Settings > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value, and set the name as NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_BADGE_ENABLED.



By default, NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_BADGE_ENABLED holds the Value data as 0, and you need to keep it to hide the total number of new notifications in the Action Center.



Hope this tutorial helped you.

Read next: How to enable or disable Notifications from apps and other senders.


This article How to hide number of new Notifications in Action Center in Windows 10 first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

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Action Center: Show or Hide Number of New Notifications NOT working


Hi all,

Despite all is set as instructed also here (Action Center - Show or Hide Number of New Notifications in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums) I do not get the COUNT of new notifications to appear in the Taskbar Icon. The flag changes, yes, but NOT the number of new notification items...

Anyone else having this (working / not working)?

W10 Pro 64-bit with AU and latest KB's as of today.

//t

 

Action Center: Show or Hide Number of New Notifications NOT working


Hi tjsuominen and welcome to Tenforums!

Mine is working (although not always or sometimes with delay).

Check if you have badges turned on (picture below). Not sure, but it may be connected...

Taskbar Buttons - Hide or Show Badges in Windows 10

 

Stop action center notifications in Windows 10

Hi Emily,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I apologize for the inconvenience caused. We are glad to help you.

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  Do you want to stop notifications only from Defender or stop all action center notifications?
  

To stop action center notifications, I suggest you to follow the steps given below:

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  Type settings in search bar and hit
  enter.
  
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  Go to system.
  
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  Select notifications and actions.
  
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  Click on turn system icons on or off.
  
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  Turn off action center.
  

Reference: Change notification settings in Windows 10

Hope this information helps. Do contact us for further queries. We will be happy to assist you.

Regards,

Jenith