All of the devices you own and every app running on those devices is eager for your attention, which can make it difficult to actually get anything done— and Windows is no different when it comes to ...

The notifications at the bottom right of the Windows desktop screen can be practical. If you’re waiting for an important e-mail, for example, you don’t need to keep opening the mail program to look ...

You can change notification sounds for emails and calendar events directly within the new Outlook app for Windows. In classic Outlook, you can choose whether to play a sound when a new email arrives.

If you are one of those who can get easily distracted by the chime of your phone notifications or hate to pick up the phone to check daily updates, then worry not – Microsoft has a solution for you.

Spend any time working and you're likely to get interrupted with notifications—whether it's incoming emails, system updates, new alerts, a pop-up about the next track on your playlist, or all of them ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can tweak your notifications, use Do Not Disturb, or enable the Focus ...