From your Windows 1. Start, then Settings (the gear in the bottom left of your task bar). From there, hit System > Notifications & Actions to change which notifications you see. You can toggle notification banners and sounds, add or remove notifications from your PC’s lock screen, or shut down all notifications to go distraction- free. Nerds might want to take it a step further by getting rid of the Action Center altogether. It requires a bit of registry editing, something you shouldn’t do unless you’re well- versed in Windows, but if you’ve got the guts to try it out then take a stab at it.