1.1. Notifications & Actions
1.1.1. Notifications
Note
GPO’s work in Education and Enterprise. Apply both GPO and
Registry for all options if available. Reference.
Disable get notifications from apps and other windows
Global toggle for notifications.
GPO
User Configuration › Administrative Templates › Start Menu and Taskbar › Notifications › Turn off toast notifications
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ENABLED
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications
ToastEnabled
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Disable show notifications on lock screen
Broken. Will enforce if it is already disabled, but will not force disable. Use registry keys to force disable.
GPO
User Configuration › Administrative Templates › Start Menu and Taskbar › Notifications › Turn off toast notifications on the lock screen
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ENABLED
Updated: 2021-02-19
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings
NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_ALLOW_TOASTS_ABOVE_LOCK
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications
LockScreenToastEnabled
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19
Disable show reminders and incomign VoIP calls on the lock screen
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings
NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_ALLOW_CRITICAL_TOASTS_ABOVE_LOCK
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19
Disable allow notifications to play sounds
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings
NOC_GLOBAL_SETTING_ALLOW_NOTIFICATION_SOUND
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19
Disable show me the windows welcome experience after updates and
occasionally when I sign in to highlight what’s new and suggested
GPO
User Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Cloud Content › Turn off the Windows Welcome Experience
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ENABLED
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager
SubscribedContent-310093Enabled
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Disable suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get
the most out of Windows
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement
ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Disable get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows
GPO
Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Windows Components › Cloud Content › Do not show Windows tips
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ENABLED
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager
SubscribedContent-338389Enabled
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference
1.1.2. Get notifications from these senders
Notifications must be enabled for these per-app options to be enabled.
Notifications can be disabled on a per-app basis
Each application will have specific notification settings to set.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\{APPLICATION}
Enabled
DWORD
0
Updated: 2021-02-19 Reference