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In Windows 11, a click on the taskbar’s time and date area fetches not only a calendar, but a list of notifications above it, as shown in Figure 3-8. If no notifications await, you simply see the calendar, with nothing listed above it.

FIGURE 3-8: Click the time and date area to see the Notifications pane, which displays current information about both your life and your computer.

Notifications may list information about your latest emails, for example, as well as times of upcoming appointments, news headlines, virus scan results, and other informational tidbits.

They first appear as a flash in the lower-left corner of your screen, hoping your eyes will dart to it and absorb it. Then they disappear, piling up in the Notifications pane.

Notifications can be dealt with in a variety of ways:

 Ignore them. You needn’t even look at the Notifications pane. The notifications will simply pile up unread, with no damage done. Unless it’s a reminder for a forgotten-but-upcoming appointment, a notification usually is more informational than urgent.

 Clear them all. If you grow weary of seeing a pile of notifications, click the Clear All button in the Notifications pane’s upper-right corner. Whoosh, gone!

 Close any single notification by clicking the X in its upper-right corner.

 Stop seeing a particularly nagging notification by clicking the three dots next to the X in the notification’s upper-right corner. When the drop-down menu appears, select Turn Off All Notifications from that app or program.

 To choose which apps can bug you with notifications, click the three dots next to the X in any notification’s upper-right corner. When the drop-down menu appears, click Go To Notification Settings. There, toggle switches let you choose which apps can and can’t disturb you with their latest news.