Meet Focus, the Windows 11 setting that makes distractions disappear
When I’m immersed in a story, it’s nice to have no distractions on my desk. This way I can give my full attention to what I’m doing. To do this, I activate Windows Focus. Focus is a Windows feature designed to help you stay on track by minimizing distractions. This can be a useful tool if you’re working or studying and need absolute radio silence.
It works by blocking notifications, sounds and alerts from apps and contacts. You can also customize settings to allow certain notifications to be sent if you need them.
What to do:
- You can start a focus session in the Settings app. Simply go to Settings > System > Focus.
- Under Focus, select the options you want to apply to future focus sessions. You can choose session duration, show timer in Clock app, hide badges on taskbar apps, hide blinking on taskbar apps, and enable Do Not Disturb.
- All you have to do is start your focus session by clicking on the play button.
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When you start a focus session, a focus timer appears on the screen. You can use additional focus tools in the Clock app. Do Not Disturb is enabled by default when you start a focus session, which automatically mutes your notifications.
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