Windows 11 displays two types of update notifications when it needs to install an update. One which notifies that you have an update ready to be installed. Another one tells you that you have to reboot your computer to complete the installation. However, if you do not want to get such notifications, this gearupwindows article will guide you through disabling them.
You can enable or disable “Display options for update notifications” in Windows 11 through two methods: using Local Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor. We will review both ways; you can use either method to show or hide “Display options for Update notifications” in Windows 11.
How to Show or Hide “Display options for update notifications” in Windows 11 using Local Group Policy Editor?
If you want to turn on or off “Display options for Update notifications” in Windows 11 using Group Policy, do the following:-
Step 1. First, open Local Group Policy Editor.
Quick Reminder: Group Policy is not a part of Windows 11 Home edition. You need to enable gpedit.msc if you are using Win 11 Home.
Step 2. Once Local Group Policy Editor appears on your screen, navigate to this path:-
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage end-user experience
Step 3. After that, on the right side of the “Manage end user experience” folder, double-click the policy name
Step 4. Next, select the
Step 5. Then, click the “Specify the update notifications display options” drop menu to find these three options:-
- Default OS Windows Update notifications
- Disable all notifications, excluding restart warnings
- Disable all notifications, including restart warnings
Step 6. Select the desired option in the drop-down menu.
Step 7. Then, click the
Step 8. After that, hit the
Step 9. At last, restart your computer.
How to Enable or Disable “Display options for update notifications” in Windows 11 through Registry Editor?
To turn on or off “Display options for update notifications” in Windows 11 through Registry Editor, you can go through these steps:-
Step 1. First, open Registry Editor.
Step 2. When you open the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following key on the left side:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
Step 3. After that, right-click on the
Step 4. Name the newly created key as
Step 5. Next, right-click on
Step 6. Name the newly created REG_DWORD as
Step 7. Again, right-click on
Step 8. Name the newly created REG_DWORD as
Step 9. On the opposite side of WindowsUpdate folder, double-click on
Step 10. Click
Step 11. Now, double-click on the
- 0: Default OS Windows Update notifications
- 1: Disable all notifications, excluding restart warnings
- 2: Disable all notifications, including restart warnings
Step 12. Click
Step 13. Finally, reboot your computer to apply the changes.
That’s it. Using the above steps, you can show or hide “Display options for update notifications” in Windows 11.