How to hide display options for update notifications in Windows 11
If you've been using Windows 11 for a while, you've probably noticed that the operating system sends you notifications to remind you that an update is ready to install. It also sends you a message asking you to restart your computer to complete the installation.
Although Windows 11 sends notifications forever, many users find these notifications annoying. Let's say you don't care about updating Windows 11, and you don't want the operating system to bother you with update notifications. In this case, it is better to hide display options for update notifications.
In Windows 11. It would be helpful if you made some changes to the Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor to hide annoying update notifications. Hence you have come to the right page if you are looking for ways to show or hide update notifications.
2 ways to hide display options for update notifications in Windows 11
This article will share the two best ways to show or hide display updates for update notifications on Windows 11. Let's get started.
1) Turn off update notifications via Registry Editor
In this method, we will use the Windows 11 registry editor to show or hide display options for update notifications. Here are some simple steps that you should follow.
1. First, click Windows 11 Search and type registry editor. After that, open the Registry Editor app from the list.
Registry Editor
2. In the registry editor, go to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
3. Now, right click the Windows folder and select New> key.
New> Key
4. Name the new key WindowsUpdate
Windows Update
5. Now, right click the WindowsUpdate folder and select a new value> DWORD (32-bit).
New value> DWORD (32-bit)
6. Next, name the newly created key as UpdateNotificationLevel.
UpdateNotificationLevel
7. Right click the WindowsUpdate folder in the left pane and select New Value> DWORD (32-bit).
New value> DWORD (32-bit)
8. Name the newly created key as SetUpdateNotificationLevel.
SetUpdateNotificationLevel
9. Now double click the SetUpdateNotificationLevel key and enter 2 into the Value data field. Once done, click on the OK button.
Enter 2 in the Value data field
10. If you want to enable notifications again, double-click UpdateNotificationLevel and enter 0 into the Value data field.
Enter 0 in the Value data field
Is that him! It's done. This is how you can enable or disable update notifications in Windows 11.
2) Show or hide update notifications via Local Group Policy Editor
In this method, we will use the Local Group Policy Editor to show or hide update notifications in Windows 11. Here are some simple steps you need to follow.
1. First, click Windows 11 Search and type Local Group Policy. Next, open the Local Group Policy Editor from the list.
Local Group Policy
2. In the Local Group Policy Editor, go to the following path:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage end-user experience
Go to the next path
3. Double-click the "Display Options" of the Update Notification Policy in the left pane.
View options for update notifications
4. In the window that opens, click on the drop-down menu of "Select options for displaying update notifications" and select the third option - disable all notifications, including restart warnings .
Select the third option
5. Once done, select Enabled and click the Apply button.
6. If you want to enable notifications, you need to select the first option (default) in the drop-down list to select the options for displaying update notifications in step 4.
Select the first option (default)
Is that him! This will disable all update notifications on your Windows 11. It's done.
So, that's all about how to show or hide display options for update notifications on Windows 11. If you don't want Windows 11 to send you update notifications every now and then, you can follow these two methods to get rid of them altogether.