The first step is to open the System settings screen by clicking the Start Menu button in the lower right corner of the Windows 10 desktop and then selecting the Settings icon. But, while you can still disable the feature that way, the current process for disabling the Action Center is currently much simpler and safer. In previous iterations of the Windows operating system, disabling the Action Center would have required a much more complicated and potentially dangerous tweak to the Registry file. SEE: System update policy template download (Tech Pro Research) Disable Windows 10 Action Center This how-to tutorial shows you how to change a configuration setting deep inside the Windows 10 Personalization screens that will completely disable the Action Center sidebar notification area from your desktop. However, if you would like to eliminate the Action Center altogether, there is a way to do it through a modification of the right configuration setting. In a previously published article, How to tweak the Windows 10 Action Center to make it less annoying, we showed you how to tone down the number of notifications this feature tracks.

Must-read Windows coverageĭefend your network with Microsoft outside-in security services But not everyone is enamored with the “benefits” of the Windows 10 Action Center. Depending on how you set it up, the Action Center also provides easy access to several key and often accessed configuration settings.

One of the primary quality-of-life features of Microsoft Windows 10 is the Action Center, which will, among other things, notify users when new email arrives, systems or drivers need updating, and malicious malware and other threats have been detected. You can disable the feature by wading through several Personalization configuration screens. Not every user appreciates the Windows 10 Action Center. How to disable the Windows 10 Action Center sidebar

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