How to manage notifications in the new Outlook application for Windows 11

Si está utilizando la nueva aplicación Outlook para Windows 11, es posible que se pregunte cómo personalizar y administrar sus notificaciones. Las notificaciones son una forma útil de estar al tanto de tus correos electrónicos, eventos del calendario, tareas y más, pero también pueden distraerte o abrumarte si recibes demasiadas. En esta publicación de blog, le mostraremos cómo ajustar la configuración de sus notificaciones, elegir qué tipos de notificaciones desea recibir y cómo posponer o descartar notificaciones cuando necesite concentrarse.

Adjust your notification settings

To access the notification settings, click on the settings icon in the lower left corner of the Outlook application and then select Notifications. You will see a list of options that allow you to control how and when you receive notifications. Here are some of the most important ones:

– Show notifications in the Action Center: This option allows you to choose whether you want your Outlook notifications to appear in the Windows 11 Action Center, which is a panel that slides in from the right side of the screen when you click on the notification icon in the taskbar. If you disable this option, you will only see Outlook notifications as pop-up windows in the bottom right corner of the screen and they will disappear after a few seconds.

– Play a sound: this option allows you to choose whether you want Outlook to play a sound when you receive a new notification. You can also customize the sound by clicking the Change button and selecting a different sound from the list.

– Show notification banners: this option allows you to choose whether you want Outlook to display notification banners, which are pop-up windows that appear in the lower right corner of the screen when you receive a new notification. You can also choose how long the banners will remain on the screen before they disappear, or if they will remain until you dismiss them.

– Show reminders: this option allows you to choose whether you want Outlook to display reminders for the events and tasks in your calendar. You can also choose how long before an event or task is due you want to receive a reminder and whether you want to postpone or dismiss reminders from the notification banner.

Choose which types of notifications you want to receive

In addition to adjusting the general notification settings, you can also choose which types of notifications you want to receive from Outlook. To do this, click on the settings icon in the lower left corner of the Outlook application and then select Notifications. You will see a list of categories that correspond to different types of Outlook items, such as Mail, Calendar, Tasks, Groups, and so on. For each category, you can choose one of the following options:

– All: This option means that you will receive notifications for all items in that category, regardless of their importance or status.

– Important: this option means that you will only receive notifications for items in that category that are marked as important or have a high priority. For example, if you choose this option for Mail, you will only receive notifications for emails that are marked or have a high level of importance.

– None: this option means that you will not receive any notification about items in that category.

You can also customize notification settings for specific accounts, folders or rules by clicking the Manage Notifications button at the bottom of the Notifications page. This will open a new window where you can view all your accounts, folders and rules, and change their notification settings individually.

Postponing or dismissing notifications when you need to concentrate

Sometimes, even if you have customized your notification settings, you may still need to postpone or dismiss notifications when you need to focus on something else. Outlook offers you several ways to do this:

– Postpone notifications from the banner: when you receive a notification banner, you can hover over it and click on the postpone icon (a clock) to postpone it for a specified period of time. You can choose between 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour or 4 hours. When the snooze time is over, the notification will reappear as a banner.

– Dismiss banner notifications: when you receive a banner notification, you can hover over it and click on the dismiss icon (an X) to permanently dismiss it. You can also click anywhere on the banner to open the corresponding item and dismiss the notification.

– Postpone or dismiss notifications from the Action Center: If you have enabled Outlook notifications in the Action Center, you can also postpone or dismiss them from there. To do this, click on the notification icon in the taskbar to open the Action Center and then right-click on any Outlook notification. You will see a menu that will allow you to snooze or dismiss that notification individually, or snooze or dismiss all Outlook notifications at once.

We hope this blog post has helped you learn how to manage your notifications in the new Outlook for Windows 11 application. If you have any questions or comments, let us know in the comments below.

Windows 10 users will soon get a new way to back up their data. Microsoft is working on a new Windows backup app that will be available for both Windows 10 and Windows 11. The app is currently in testing for Windows 10 users in the Release Preview channel.

Windows Backup is a cloud-based application that allows you to back up and restore your files, applications, settings and credentials. You can use it to protect your data against accidental loss, theft or ransomware attacks. You can also use it to synchronize your data between your devices and access it from anywhere.

The app does not replace existing backup options in Windows 10, such as File History, System Image Backup or Recovery Drive. Instead, it is a simplified and unified interface that uses the same backup settings you can find on the Sync Your Settings page in the Accounts section of the Settings app and the sync and backup settings in the OneDrive app.

To use Windows Backup, you must be signed in with a Microsoft account and have sufficient storage space in your OneDrive account. You can choose which files, folders and apps you want to back up and how often you want to back them up. You can also restore your data from any device using the same Microsoft account.

Windows Backup is expected to be released to all Windows 10 users later this year. It will also be part of Windows 11, which is scheduled for release on October 5. Windows Backup is one of many features Microsoft is incorporating into both versions of its operating system to improve user experience and security.

Another benefit of the application is that it backs up your files, settings and credentials to your OneDrive account.

However, the Windows Backup application has some limitations. For example, it does not allow you to restore individual items from the backup. You can only restore your data during the initial setup of Windows 10 on a new device or after a clean installation. If you need to access your files, you can find them in the OneDrive folder.

The backup app for Windows 10 (via @PhantomOfEarth) is the same one Microsoft is testing for Windows 11 23H2. It’s unclear why Microsoft decided to bring the app to Windows 10, but it could be a way to help users migrate from Windows 10 to 11, as well as protect their files, settings and credentials.

Update August 28, 2023: Microsoft also added a new «Start Backup» option in the «Start» tab of File Explorer to make it easier to use the new backup feature.