While there are<\/span> plenty of ways to limit notifications<\/a> on our digital devices and avoid distraction overload, there\u2019s nothing inherently wrong with these alerts. They just need to be well managed and kept in their place.<\/p>\n Keeping notifications<\/a> useful and timely can help you get more done in the day, not less, and Windows 11<\/a> comes with built-in tools for setting up custom notifications that run on a schedule you specify.<\/p>\n You can use these scheduled notifications however you want. Maybe you need reminders to take breaks, or you want to make sure you devote specific blocks of time to certain projects, or you need alerts for when it\u2019s time to go and pick the kids up.<\/p>\n However you want to use these custom notifications, here\u2019s how to set them up\u2014plus some extra apps that can help too.<\/p>\n Task Scheduler gives you a clean, simple way of creating alerts.<\/span>Screenshot: David Nield<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n If you want to set up custom notifications in Windows 11 without turning to an app, the Task Scheduler is the utility you want. Type \u201ctask scheduler\u201d into the search box on the taskbar or the Start menu, then select it when it appears.<\/p>\n Open the Action<\/strong> menu, choose Create Basic Task<\/strong>, and then give it a suitable name and description so you can identify it later. Click Next<\/strong>, and you can set the frequency of the notification: Your options are Daily<\/strong>, Weekly<\/strong>, Monthly<\/strong>, One time<\/strong>, When the computer starts<\/strong>, When I log on<\/strong>, and When a specific event is logged<\/strong>, so there\u2019s a lot of flexibility.<\/p>\n Click Next<\/strong> again, and if you\u2019ve chosen a recurring task then you can set exactly when it recurs\u20144 pm every afternoon, for example. Click Next<\/strong>, then choose Start a program<\/strong>, and select Next<\/strong> again. This opens up the dialog box screen for composing your notification.<\/p>\n In the Program\/script<\/strong> field, you need to enter \u201cmsg,\u201d and in the Add arguments (optional)<\/strong> field, you put your actual notification text: \u201cReminder: get up and do some stretching\u201d or whatever it happens to be. With another click on Next<\/strong> you can review your notification, and then choose Finish<\/strong> to confirm.<\/p>\n Your notification is created, and will pop up at the specified time, whether or not Task Scheduler is open. If you ever need to edit or delete the task, you can head back to Task Scheduler to find it\u2014it\u2019ll be listed under the Task Scheduler Library<\/strong> heading, and you can right-click on the task to make changes.<\/p>\nCustom Notifications in Windows 11<\/h2>\n
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