How to Enable or Disable Quiet Hours on Windows 11

Edit the registry to enable Quiet Hours

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Quiet Hours is a productivity feature of Windows 11 that helps you disable notifications. When enabled, your PC does not deliver any notifications to the user and stores them in the notifications area.

Unlike the previous iterations of Windows, there is no direct way to turn on Quiet Hours on Windows 11 but we’ve got you covered.

How do I enable and disable Quiet Hours in Windows 11?

1. Using Group Policy Editor

If you ever want to disable the Quiet Hours feature, simply select the radio button next toDisableinstead ofEnableand hit theApplybutton to save the changes.

You can easily enable and disable the Quiet Hours feature in Windows 11 by modifying the Group Policy Editor.

However, there is a catch! Group Policy Editor is only accessible on Windows Pro and Enterprise editions. To execute the above steps on the Home edition of Windows, you need toenable and install Local Group Policy Editoron your PC.

2. Using Registry Editor

Now exit the Registry Editor window and restart your PC. The quiet Hours feature will now be enabled on your Windows system upon restart.

If you ever want to disable Quiet Hours in Windows 11, follow the steps mentioned above. However, assign 0 in the Value data field instead of 1 and press OK to save the changes.

Modifying the registry is the simplest way to enable Quiet Hours on your Windows 11 PC.

In case, you make a mistake while modifying the registry and forgot to back it up, learn how torestore the registryfrom this guide.

That’s how effortlessly you can enable and disable the Quiet Hours feature on your PC running on Windows 11.

In case you wish toenable and use Focus Assist, a sophisticated version of Quiet Hours for your Windows 11 PC, follow the steps provided in this guide.

If you have any feedback or suggestions for us, feel free to let us know in the comments section.

How to Enable or Disable Quiet Hours on Windows 11#

How do I enable and disable Quiet Hours in Windows 11?#

1. Using Group Policy Editor#

2. Using Registry Editor#

How to Enable or Disable Quiet Hours on Windows 11

How do I enable and disable Quiet Hours in Windows 11?

1. Using Group Policy Editor

2. Using Registry Editor