😫 You jump into a Teams meeting and need to present, but your screen is cluttered with notifications, apps, and open windows—making it hard to share cleanly and confidently.
🗂️ Category: Useful Windows PC Settings
⭐ Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆
📝 Content
Windows 11 includes Focus Assist (also shown as Do Not Disturb) to automatically silence notifications during meetings, presentations, or specific hours.
Turning it on ensures no unexpected pop‑ups appear while sharing your screen—great for Teams meetings, demos, or client presentations.
✅ Benefits
- Prevents embarrassing or distracting pop-up notifications
- Provides a clean, focused space when presenting
- Helps maintain privacy during screen sharing
- Enhances concentration during deep-work sessions
🛠️ Procedure
1. Open Settings → System → Notifications
2. Turn on Do Not Disturb
3. Under Turn on Do Not Disturb automatically, enable:
- During presentations
- During meetings (Teams/Outlook integration)
- Optional: During specific times
4. (Optional) Configure priority notifications if certain alerts must still pass through.
📎 Notes
Works seamlessly with Microsoft Teams, automatically detecting meeting times from your calendar.
Use together with Windows Focus Sessions to create scheduled distraction-free work blocks.
