In Windows 11, Focus assist has been made a part of the Clock app. To start a session manually, type “Clock” into your taskbar’s Search icon.

Click the icon to see a summary of the notifications that were kept quiet while Focus Assist was on, grouped by app. Click a message to view it in its parent app.

You may not even know Focus Assist exists. You’ll find it within the Notification tiles within the Action Center—the icon way down in the bottom right-hand corner of your display.

Learn how to turn on or off and configure Focus Assist on Windows 11/10 to mute all notifications from apps while you are working or want to rest. You can control notifications from the linked ...

The other option to enable Focus Assist is to toggle it “Off” or “On” from the Action Center. This can be accessed by clicking the Notification Center icon or using Windows+A.

A tentpole feature of Windows 11 has been its Focus Assist feature, as a way of helping you finish a project without notifications and other apps bothering you. With the release of Windows 11's ...