JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 45Windows10’sFocusAssistoptions
butWindows 10 canstillpopupnotificationsthatcan
kickyououtofa productiveheadspace,beit from
appsortheOSitself.Let’seradicatethosefirst.Open
theStartmenu,clicktheSettingscogicon,andhead
toSystem>Notificationsandactions.Youhaveafew
differentoptionshere.Tonukeallnotificationsfrom
orbit, eradicatingthemcompletely,movetheGet
notificationsfromappsandothersendersitemtoOff.
Fora morenuancedapproach,youcanclickthe
tinyFocus assist settings link underneath that option,
whichallowsyoutosetuprulesfor when and how
you’llreceiveOSnotifications.
Ifyouwanttoreceivesomenotifications–say,Mail
and Calendar events – but not others, head back to the