How To View Recent Notifications On Windows 11 PC

Did a notification from the Windows 11 operating system go off the screen before you could read it completely? Would you like to see recent notifications on your Windows 11 PC? Read on to learn how to view recent notifications on a Windows 11 PC.

The Notifications Center in Windows 11 allows you to view all recent notifications that you might have missed.

This guide shows you the two easy ways to access the Notification Center to view recent notifications.

NOTE 1: All recent notifications appear in the Notifications Center by default. However, if you have changed an app’s settings not to show notifications in the Notifications Center, notifications from the specific app will not be displayed in the Notifications Center.

NOTE 2: The Notifications Center does not display notifications that you have already viewed.

Method 1 of 3

View recent notifications in Windows 11

Step 1: Click on the date/time on the Windows 11 taskbar to open the Notifications Center. If a bell icon is visible, you may click on it to open the Notifications Center.

As you can see in the picture below, the Notifications Center displays all recent notifications. Click on a notification to view it in the respected app. For instance, if you click on a WhatsApp notification, it will open in the WhatsApp app.

If you have multiple notifications from a specific app, a +N Notifications button appears right below a notification from the app. Click on it to view all notifications.

Method 2 of 3

View recent notifications on Windows 11 PC

Windows 11 offers a keyboard shortcut to access the Notifications Center quickly.

Simultaneously press the Windows logo and N keys (Windows logo + N) to open the Notifications Center. As you can see, all recent notifications appear here.

Clear a notification from the Notifications Center in Windows 11

Step 1: Open the Notifications Center either using the Windows logo + N keyboard shortcut or clicking the date/time on the taskbar.

Step 2: Once the Notifications Center is revealed, click the small X button next to the notification that appear when hover the mouse cursor over a notification to delete it.

To delete all notifications, click the Clear all button located at the top right of the Notifications Center.