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Windows 10 dismisses toast notifications (balloons on notification area, near the clock) after the defined period even when I am not using my computer:

Toast Notification

This is not the behavior on Windows 7, where whenever the operating system thinks I am not using the computer, notifications stay on screen until I come back to it (i.e: mouse moving, key pressed... etc).

I know I can change the duration of the notification on screen up to 5 minutes, but that is not what I need, because I could stay far of my computer for longer.

How can I configure Windows 10 toast notifications to behave like they did on Windows 7?

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  • within the Settings you can set how long the notifications appears. However, the applications themselves, can also change that behavior if they want.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Feb 24, 2018 at 1:53
  • If you have Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, you may be able to find at least a partial solution by utilizing the Local Group Policy Editor and configuring the policy to Disable showing balloon notifications as toasts. I tried it myself and verified that it still works in Windows 10 Version 1709, but you will need to test it yourself to see if the balloon tip duration meets your criteria.
    – Run5k
    Commented Feb 24, 2018 at 3:02
  • @Run5k : does this cheat change the behavior to not dismiss when computer is not in use, or is it just a visual change in the appearance of balloons?
    – Sopalajo de Arrierez
    Commented Feb 24, 2018 at 16:31
  • That's a good question, and I haven't had the opportunity to test it extensively. As I said before, you are probably the ideal person to test it and see if it suits your needs. Remember that there isn't anything to install... it is a native Windows configuration, so it is as harmless as possible. On top of that, there is certainly no rush involved: we are here to help you, and if you discover that this Group Policy setting actually does work like the legacy Balloon Tips within Windows 7, the entire community will benefit.
    – Run5k
    Commented Feb 24, 2018 at 19:22

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Thanks to Run5k for the link.

A possible solution, if you don't mind to revert to the appearance of old Windows 7 balloons, is enable classic ballons:

Old and new balloons

1.- Run gpedit.msc.

2.- Open the tree User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar.

3.- On right pane double-click on Disable showing balloon notifications as toasts option and set it to Enabled.

My Windows 10 required rebooting (at least for Explorer process) to apply changes.
This change is reversible using same method.

Further notes:

If you don't have Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc), you can simply set the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\EnableLegacyBalloonNotifications to 1 (create it, type DWORD, if it does not already exist).

Now the behavior of balloons (not just the appearance) will be the same you had on Windows 7.

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