Windows Desktop Notification Duration

Overview

Windows has some neat settings that can help the notifications that Front puts out to hang around for a bit longer, or shorter, based on your preferences. This will be performed on the Windows computer itself, so teammates can tailor their own experience. This is specifically for Windows for the Front desktop app.

Instructions

Sticking Within the Action Center

Step 1

Open the Windows Start Menu

Step 2

Select the Settings cogwheel

Step 3

Select System section

Step 4

Select Notifications & Actions

Step 5

Navigate to Front and Click it (not the toggle, but the actual entry on the list)

Step 6

Enable Notifications

Step 7

Enable Show notification banners

Step 8

Enable Show notifications in action center

These toggles here will help make sure that notifications appear from the desktop app, that they show a little popup for the notification, and also finally that they will be in the notification section in the action center so they can see that notification by clicking on the speech bubble in the very bottom right of the taskbar at the bottom of windows.

Notification Duration

Step 1

Open the Windows Start Menu

Step 2

Select the Settings cogwheel

Step 3

Select Ease of Access section

Step 4

Navigate to the setting Show notifications for

This setting is a dropdown where they can set it to anything from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. It will also help control how long a notification will be around after it appears.