By default, when the PC is locked or not yet logged in, almost all apps hide notification content on the lock screen. To see the notification content, you have to unlock your PC. While this is generally a good thing, there might be times when you want to view the contents of notifications from specific apps on the lock screen. For example, notifications about a game’s progress, updates, and more. On the other hand, you might also want to hide the notification content on the lock screen of apps that might show sensitive content. For example, apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Phone Link.
The good thing is that you can easily configure each and every app that can show notifications to show or hide its content on the lock screen. In this quick and easy guide, I will show you how to hide or show the notification content on the lock screen in Windows 11. Let’s get started.
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Steps to Show or Hide Notification Content on Lock Screen
- Open the Settings app by pressing “Windows key + I“.
- Go to the “System” tab.
- Click the “Notifications” option.
- Scroll down and click the app whose notification content you want to show or hide.
- Toggle the “Hide content when notifications are on lock screen“.
- Turn ON the toggle: Hides the notification content on the lock screen.
- Turn OFF the toggle: Shows the notification content on the lock screen.
- Close the Settings app.
- With that, you’ve changed the app’s notification content visibility on the lock screen in Windows 11.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
As always, the first thing you should do is open the Settings app. To do that, press the “Windows key + I” shortcut. You can also right-click the Start button on the taskbar and select “Settings”.
After opening the Settings app on Windows 11, go to the “System” tab on the sidebar. In the System page, click the “Notifications” option.
On this page, you will see all the notification settings in Windows 11. Here, scroll down to the “Notifications from apps and other senders” section. Next, click the app for which you want to control the lock screen notification content behavior. For example, on my personal PC, I want to see my email content on the lock screen. So, I clicked the Mozilla Thunderbird app.
Now, make the following change to the “Hide content when notifications are on lock screen” toggle to show or hide the notification content on the lock screen in Windows 11:
- Turn ON the toggle: Hides the notification content on the lock screen.
- Turn OFF the toggle: Shows the notification content on the lock screen.
That is all. It’s that simple to show or hide the content of any notification on the lock screen from any app on Windows 11. If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.
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