Questions tagged [notifications]
An active reminder of video or audio to alert of a condition
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How do I make the hidden notifications arrow point to the left in Windows 7?
In Windows Vista and earlier it use to point to the left to show hidden notifications extending the notifications area out. Since Windows 7 it's just an up arrow that shows a separate box instead. Is ...
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How can I turn off notification sounds in Microsoft Teams?
Every time I get a notification banner I also get a sound. The banner is fine, the sound is not.
This support article of Microsoft states:
To choose if a sound plays with each new notification, ...
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Chrome - reset all sites notifications permissions
chrome://settings/content/notifications
I have a bunch of sites with "block" and another bunch with "allow".
I want to be able to mass select some/all and reset their notification settings, as if ...
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Skype for Business shows missed conversation notification while it does not list any
For a long time, Skype for Business has been showing a “You have 1 missed conversation(s)” notification like this:
However I don't have any missed conversation when I scroll the list of conversations ...
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How to change default Inbox destination of a Thunderbird notification click?
If I click the new email Thunderbird system tray bubble notification, I am, by default, taken to the Inbox folder. Can I change it so that it takes me to the All Mail folder instead? If so, how can ...
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Windows 10 notifications take up more space than the rectangle
I'm not sure if this is just my computer, but when I get a Windows notification (most commonly through Discord), there is a large area around the notification that registers as part of the ...
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Forcing Google safesearch blocks android push notifications
I'm attempting to force using google safesearch at a network level in dnsmasq. The following statement forces any dns query to google.com to redirect to the specified safesearch ip address.
address=/...
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Mac OS – Activate notification with the keyboard
MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
On my mac I have Slack notifications popping in the top right corner of the screen. A click on the notification brings me to the Slack channel where the message was posted and I ...
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Windows 10 - endless device disconnect sound notification
I recently reinstalled my operating system Windows 10 .. I installed a few apps, updates etc. then suddenly my computer is sending me endless device disconnect sound notifications.
Thinking maybe it ...
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Any way to get notified of a incoming lync/skype message?
I am looking for a quick hack.
While working with other programs (on a windows 10 desktop), you receive an incoming skype message, or, an outlook meeting reminder, (if that app is still in the ...
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Disable “Get more out of windows” notification screen after login
I've been searching online for a few weeks on how to disable the "Get more out of windows" popup screen that happens after the user logs in but before the desktop loads but everything I've been ...
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Allow notifications on an insecure site in Opera
I'm using Opera 67. I understand that HTTP sites were recently declared universally insecure by most browsers, and this means certain features are not allowed when using them, by default. However, I'm ...
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CentOS 7 on VPS hosted - how to interact with notification
I would like to know if it's possible to receive/interact with notifications (the ones you receive with a desktop environment) in a no-gui environment ? Is that possible to install the dedicated ...
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Disable website/online store (Urban Outfitters) notifications
I've been getting notifications on my Macbook from Urban Outfitters about sales and the like. They show up as banners. I don't see them listed in the notification center in my system preferences. I've ...
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Open Outlook incoming messages shown as Windows notification
I often get Windows notification at the bottom right of my screen. Is there a possibility to automatically open notifications that are for Outlook messages? Would it also be possible to automatically ...
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„Windows Background.wav“ played by taskhostw.exe when certain programs are opened
OS: Windows 10 Home 1909 x64, OS build 18363.752
Whenever I open the Control Panel, Windows Background.wav plays once the window has appeared.
It also occurs1 for E1 mod:
upon opening Firefox
in ...
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How do I force Windows 10 notification duration to be less than 5 seconds?
If you go into settings > Ease of Access in Windows 10, you can adjust the duration of time for which notifications appear in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. Them minimum duration there is ...
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How can I change the text of my low and critical battery notifications on my Windows 10 laptop?
Windows 10 laptops' low and critical battery notifications are not as "forceful" (?) as how it was in previous versions. This is just plain weird because Windows is alerting you to take action, but ...
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Microsoft Teams – Notification when someone is available
In Microsoft Teams, is it possible to get a notification when another user change status from busy to available?
Let’s say I want to send a non-urgent message to my coworker Jane. I see that her ...
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How to create system notifications for Macbook Prof / MacOS
For Ubuntu it's easy to create a desktop notification:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/187022/how-can-i-send-a-custom-desktop-notification
it looks like:
$ notify-send "Hello world!"
on MacOS, I am ...
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Create notification from command line in Windows 10
I have a script that is associated with a keyboard shortcut, when I trigger the shortcut, I want a notification to appear confirming that the script executed.
How do I create a notification from ...
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Only include “Smart notifications” in Skype Dock badge?
Is there any way to set Skype to only show the Dock notification badge for direct messages, @mentions or quotes? It's bizarre that this option exist on individual groups ("Smart notifications"), but ...
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See what triggered the red dot notifications in Slack
I have this issue in Slack that goes like this:
Check in to a given Slack team that I haven't used for a little bit.
See a red dot on a very active channel, say with the number 2. This means that 2 ...
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I enabled ‘Hide the notification area’ using group policy, but I can only see toast notifications from some apps
Even though I enabled ‘Get notifications from apps and other senders’ in settings, my application (Task Till Dawn) only appears once I’ve disabled the ‘Hide the notification area’ option in GP.
I can ...
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Doubled Skype window when clicking notification in Windows 10
I have a weird experience with Skype installed on one of my Windows 10 1903-based computers.
Whenever:
I have Skype opened and minimised to tray bar (notification area / clock),
I see some Skype ...
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Make slack send mobile notifications even if computer is not idle
I want slack messages from a specific bot-user to always give a mobile notification, even if the computer is active.
I've set everything (I think) so that it should always notify on my phone, but it ...
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W10 Task Bar Notification Area: determine active icons programmatically
you know the notification area in the Windows 10 task bar which shows some icons when clicking the little ^ symbol. I try to find a way to determine which icons are currently shown there - ...
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How to block all OSX notifications coming from a specific website?
I'm not sure how they do it, but I keep getting OSX notifications from a news website.
It doesn't matter if I go to System Preferences -> Notifications and remove the website from there, it comes ...
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Does anyone know how to stop Windows notifications from a single specific website? [duplicate]
Does anyone know how to stop notifications from a single specific website? In Chrome and/or Firefox? Obviously I know how to turn them off for the entire application.
But I went to this website to ...
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Windows 10 Action Center Notifications - Chrome Missing
Chrome Notifications do not show up in the action center. I have checked for similar questions being asked but I've yet to come across a resolution to this issue. Notifications are presented, but when ...
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Microsoft Outlook Office 365 desktop app is not showing desktop notifications
For some reason, my Microsoft Outlook 365 desktop application is not showing desktop notifications for new mail. Does Outlook 365 need to be open in order to show the notifications? I would guess not ...
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How to remove Windows 10 notification handling and still receive notifications from applications
Most answers to the question "How to disable Action Center (AC)" assume you want to disable notifications as well, but what I'd like to do is make Windows work like the AC doesn't exist, so I would ...
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Windows popup “Is this a device you develop on?”
I just got a weird desktop notification, asking me if this is a device I develop on. When I clicked it, it brought me to a broken page in Settings and asked if I wanted to open Feedback Hub. When I ...
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How is one expected to handle these kinds of notifications?
I have made a complex system which allows me to "notify" myself by doing something like this in PHP:
send_me_notification('Bitcoin price jumped by 300% since last check 2 hours ago!');
That string ...
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How to clear stacked up Windows 10 Slack notifications?
When I get home from work, my home PC always starts showing all the notifications that arrived from Slack while I was at work.
Those are messages that I have already seen. I get a notification for ...
asked Oct 16 '19 at 16:55
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How to get rid of the Youtube Notifications “Close” button?
I've scoured the internet and starting to feel like I'm the only one that's actually getting this because there's absolutely no information about it or how to change it. To turn on the notifications ...
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What does this notification badge in macOS Catalina System Preferences mean?
I just upgraded to macOS 10.15 Catalina, and now I have this (1) badge on my System Preferences dock icon.
Here's my System Preferences:
I don't see any badges on the preference pane icons, but I ...
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Is it possible to adjust Windows 10 notification click area
For a long time, I have been frustrated with Windows 10 notification popups.
It seems that when the popup is showing, the area that it consumes is in fact larger than the notification itself. This ...
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Shortcut to activate/deactivate Outlook new mail notifications
As I'm syncing calendars from/to O365/GSuite, I use a tool called gSyncit which works perfectly fine and lets run Outlook in background mode to do the sync. Normally I want Outlook new mail ...
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Windows 10 notifications not activating the associated app when clicking on it
I have a new laptop that came preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro (currently running 1903). All is working fine with it except that when I receive (toast) notifications from the Action Centre, clicking ...
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Windows 10 Focus Assist turns on when I press Winkey + D
For some unknown reason, Focus Assist turns on when I hit
Winkey+D
(keyboard shortcut for Show Desktop). To my knowledge, there is no keyboard shortcut for Focus Assist.
What is causing this?
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Outlook 365: Play notification sound only once every X minutes
Currently I have my settings to display a notification and play a sound whenever I receive a new email. However, I often, like many others, receive multiple emails at the same time or within a few ...
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How can I add a reminder which contains a specific application in Reminders on Mac?
A few days ago, I created a reminder via Siri BY TYPING on Mac.（"Reminder me: ..."）
Accidentally, a Chrome browser icon appeared at the right of this reminder.
I was browsing a website on Chrome, ...
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Disable Skype “Update your Background Apps setting” notification without disabling all Skype notifications
Whenever I put my Windows 10 device into battery saver mode, I get the following message:
Update your Background Apps setting
You may be missing Skype calls and messages due to your current ...
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How to use email for server notifications without compromising password?
I would like to set up notification emails from my computer and a NAS server for certain events. However I don't want to leave my email password on the systems. Are there solutions?
Ideally I would ...
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Disable notification requests in Chrome
I want to prevent websites from asking me to accept push notifications.
I have already blocked notifications in my chrome settings, except for some google sites, by changing the setting at the ...
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How to block notifications in Brave web browser?
Like in Firefox and Chrome, Brave continually harasses you with site notification popups that read "This site wants to know your location. Allow/Deny?" or "This site wants to send you notifications. ...
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Firebase notifications showing no opens
I have been sending push notifications using Firebase for a while now, but on the last four occasions, I am getting 0% opens, even after they have been delivered, even after I have opened my own ...
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Make notifications of Skype messages more attention-grabbing (on Linux)
When receiving a new message in Skype, it is easy to miss the popup notification, e.g. by not being at the PC at that very moment or when reading a paper.
At work under OpenSuse/KDE5, the icon ...
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Turn off firewall notifications Windows 10
I am trying to disable firewall notifications on Windows 10. I am talking about the notifications that pop up in the bottom right corner balloon-like icon.
I followed a few steps I looked up on the ...
