焦点辅助(Focus assist)（以前称为安静时间）(Quiet hours))是一项有助于在特定时间间隔内、演示期间或玩游戏或全屏运行应用程序时停止Windows 10通知的功能。(Windows 10)如果您配置并打开它，您可以享受一些平静，远离打扰您并分散您对重要事情的注意力的通知。以下是如何使用以及如何配置焦点辅助(Focus assist)、停止Windows 10通知或允许它们弹出：
什么是 Windows 10 中的焦点辅助？
焦点辅助(Focus assist)是Windows 10的一项功能，可帮助您选择要查看和收听的通知以及何时查看。它是Windows 10 Quiet hours的改进版本，在(Quiet hours)秋季创意者更新(Fall Creators Update)之前，它是Windows 10中提供的一项功能。在Windows 10 April 2018 Update中，Quiet hours得到了大幅改进并重命名为Focus assistant(Focus assist)，在2019 年 5 月(May 2019)更新(Update)中它变得更好。对焦辅助(Focus assist)有三种工作状态：
- 关闭(Off)- 它被禁用并且不执行任何操作
- 仅优先级(Priority only)- 它使用用户自定义的优先级列表仅显示选定的通知。(priority list)其他通知隐藏在Action Center中。
- 仅警报(Alarms only)- 它隐藏所有Windows 10通知，警报除外。
(Focus assist)根据用户创建的一组规则，可以在特定时间间隔内或在进行演示、游戏或全屏运行应用程序等活动期间自动打开焦点辅助。您也可以在认为有必要时手动打开它。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您不知道您拥有哪个版本的Windows 10，请阅读这篇文章：我安装了哪些版本、版本和类型的Windows 10？
您在哪里配置Windows 10 中的焦点辅助（安静时间）？(Focus assist)
(Focus assist)只能从“设置”应用程序配置(Settings)焦点辅助。启动设置，打开系统(System)类别，然后转到焦点辅助(Focus assist)。您可以在窗口右侧查看此功能的所有可用设置。
注意：(NOTE:)如果要手动启用焦点辅助以在(Focus assist)Windows 10中静音通知，请选中“仅优先级”框以仅(Priority only)查看优先级列表中(priority list)的选定通知，或选择“仅警报”以仅(Alarms only)获取警报（如果有）。您可以在本教程的最后一节中获得有关这些选项的更多信息。
如何自定义Windows 10 Focus 辅助(Focus assist)的优先级列表(priority list)
如果您想充分利用Focus 辅助(Focus assist)，您必须配置其优先级列表(Priority list)，以便它可以自动停止您在工作或玩耍时不想看到的Windows 10通知。(Windows 10)要设置优先级列表(priority list)，请单击或点击仅在优先级(Priority only)下方显示“自定义您的优先级列表”("Customize your priority list")的链接。
无需选中“仅优先级”(Priority only")框，因为它现在打开了焦点辅助(Focus assist)。打开了一个长长的列表，其中包含优先级列表(priority list)的各种设置。
首先，您有一些关于通话、短信和提醒(Calls, texts, and reminders)的优先级规则。仅当您已将Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)与 Windows 10 PC 连接时，这才有意义。如果您这样做了，请检查您想要查看的通知类型，并取消选中您不想查看的通知类型：
- 显示(Show)来自链接电话的传入VoIP呼叫和呼叫（这也适用于通过Skype的呼叫）
- 显示(Show)来自链接电话的传入文本
- 显示提醒，无论使用什么应用程序
然后，向下滚动到人(People)，您可以设置是否要查看联系人列表中某些人的通知。如果您不想看到来自固定到任务栏的联系人的通知，请取消选中“在任务栏上显示来自固定联系人的通知”的设置。("Show notifications from pinned contacts on taskbar.")
如果您确实想查看一些重要人物的通知，请单击或点击(click or tap) “添加联系人”("Add contacts")，然后从您的联系人中选择这些人。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您已将人员添加到此列表并且想要删除他们，请在“人员(People)”部分单击他们的姓名，然后按“删除(Remove)” 。
进一步向下滚动(Scroll)，您会看到在启用焦点辅助(Focus assist)并使用优先级列表(Priority list)时可以显示通知的应用程序。默认情况下，您只能看到附近的共享、Snip & Sketch、Xbox(Nearby sharing, Snip & Sketch, Xbox)和Xbox Game Bar 应用程序(Xbox Game Bar apps)。您可以根据需要删除它们，方法是选择它们并按Remove。
如果您想查看来自其他应用的通知，请单击或点击(click or tap) “添加应用”("Add an app")，然后从显示的列表中选择应用。
不幸的是，您不能选择未显示在此列表中的应用程序。完成焦点辅助的(Focus assist)优先级列表(priority list)设置后，按窗口左上角的返回箭头，然后按照下一节中的步骤设置(Back)焦点辅助(Focus assist)的自动规则。
如何设置对焦辅助的自动规则(Focus assist)
您还应该设置启用焦点辅助(Focus assist)的自动规则，以便它可以自动检测您何时需要一些“安静时间”，或者更简单地说，暂停通知。
首先，您可以将焦点辅助(Focus assist)设置为在每天的特定时间自动开启。为此，启用“在这些时间”("During these times")开关并单击开关左侧的文本。
选择要使用Focus 辅助的(Focus assist)开始时间(Start time)和结束时间(End time)。然后，设置您希望重复打开Focus 辅助(Focus assist)和静音 Windows 10(mute Windows 10)通知的频率：每天(Daily)、周末(Weekends)或工作日(Weekdays)。此外，选择焦点级别：仅优先级(Priority only)或仅警报(Alarms only)。您还可以将焦点辅助(Focus assist)设置为“自动打开焦点辅助时在操作中心显示通知”。("Show a notification in action center when focus assist is turned on automatically.")
返回Focus 辅助(Focus assist)页面并将“当我复制我的显示器时”("When I'm duplicating my display")的开关设置为On或Off，具体取决于您想要什么。如果您正在使用笔记本电脑或平板电脑，在这种情况下打开Focus 辅助(Focus assist)可能是个好主意，因为复制您的显示器意味着您可能会进行演示，并且您不应该被通知打断。如果是这种情况，请单击或点按“当我复制我的显示器时”("When I'm duplicating my display")并选择焦点辅助(Focus assist)的工作方式：应用的焦点级别(focus level)，以及是否在操作中心显示通知(action center)当它自动打开时。
返回焦点辅助(Focus assist)页面，如果您是游戏玩家，请将“当我玩游戏时”("When I'm playing a game")开关设置为打开(On)，然后单击或点击此开关附近的文本。选择使用的焦点级别(focus level)，以及当焦点辅助(Focus assist)自动打开时是否在操作中心显示通知，因为您正在玩游戏。(action center)
返回主焦点辅助(Focus assist)页面。下一个开关称为“当我全屏使用应用程序时”。("When I'm using an app in full screen.")当您在Netflix(Netflix)上观看电影、以全屏模式运行YouTube或以全屏模式使用您最喜欢的网络浏览器(web browser)浏览互联网时，打开它可以让Windows 10 停止(stop buzzing)向您发出不需要的通知。如果需要，请打开开关，(On)然后单击或点击此开关附近的文本。选择您喜欢的焦点级别(focus level)，默认设置为仅警报(Alarms only)，以及是否在操作中心显示通知(action center)(Focus assist)因为您正在全屏运行应用程序，所以对焦辅助会自动打开。
如果您使用的是装有Windows 10的(Windows 10)笔记本电脑或平板电脑(laptop or tablet)，Focus 辅助(Focus assist)会提供另一种类型的自动规则，名为“当我在家时”。("When I'm at home.")如果您选择启用此选项，Windows 10 可以使用您的位置来跟踪您并识别您何时在家。将开关设置为On后，单击或点击“当我在家时”("When I'm at home")以选择您要使用的焦点级别(focus level)，以及是否要在焦点辅助(Focus assist)自动打开时在操作中心显示通知。(Action Center)
单击或点击左上角的后退(Back)箭头，您就完成了对焦辅助(Focus assist)的配置及其自动运行。
如何在Windows 10中手动启动或停止(Windows 10)焦点辅助(Focus assist)（安静时间）
如果您设置了焦点辅助规则， (Focus assist)Windows 10会自动应用这些规则，并在您需要时开启此功能。但是，有时您可能需要手动打开它以停止Windows 10通知。其他时候，您可能想要结束Windows 10的“安静时间”。如果你想开启专注辅助(Focus assist)，最快的方法就是使用行动中心(Action Center)。单击(Click)或点击任务栏右端的图标。
在操作中心(Action Center)的底部，您会看到快速操作(Quick Actions)。如果您只看到其中一行，请单击或点按(click or tap) 展开(Expand)。
在Quick 动作(Quick actions)中，您还应该找到Focus 辅助(Focus assist)。要打开它，请单击或点击其按钮。(On)
(Focus assist)使用“仅优先(Priority only)”模式打开对焦辅助。
再次单击(Click)或点击同一按钮(button one)，Focus 辅助(Focus assist)将使用“仅限警报(Alarms only)”模式。
再次单击(Click)或点击它，焦点辅助(Focus assist)将被禁用。另一种启动或停止焦点辅助(Focus assist)的方法是右键单击（或点击并按住(tap and hold)）任务栏最右侧的操作中心(Action Center)图标。在上下文菜单中，选择“对焦辅助”("Focus assist")和您想要的模式：关闭、仅优先(Off, Priority only,)或仅警报(Alarms only)。
手动启动焦点辅助(Focus assist)的另一种方法是转到“设置”(Settings)应用程序。选择系统(System)，然后选择焦点辅助(Focus assist)。根据您的需要，在屏幕右侧选择关闭、仅优先(Off, Priority only)或仅警报(Alarms only)。
您是否使用焦点辅助(Focus assist)来停止Windows 10通知？
旧的 Windows 10安静时间(Quiet hours)并没有那么有用，我们很高兴看到它们的继任者Focus 辅助(Focus assist)功能得到了更好的开发，并且有更多的选择可供选择。如果您想在不需要时将在Windows 10中收到的通知静音，请不要犹豫配置焦点辅助。(Focus assist.)看看它是如何工作的，并在下面发表评论。它是否按您的意愿工作？您(Did)是否设法用它来暂停通知？您希望Microsoft进一步改进哪些方面？与我们分享(Share)您的想法，让我们在下面讨论。
How to temporarily stop Windows 10 notifications with Focus Assist (Quiet Hours)
Focus assist (formerly known as Quiet hours) is a feature that helps stop Windows 10 notifications during specific time intervals, during presentations or while playing games or running apps in fullscreen. If you configure it and turn it on, you can enjoy some peace, away from notifications that interrupt you and distract you from what is important. Here is how to use and how to configure Focus assist, to stop Windows 10 notifications, or to allow them to pop up:
What is Focus assist in Windows 10?
Focus assist is a Windows 10 feature that helps you choose which notifications you want to see and hear, and when. It is an improved version of the Windows 10 Quiet hours, which was a feature available in Windows 10 up until Fall Creators Update. In Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Quiet hours was massively improved and renamed Focus assist, and in May 2019 Update it got even better. Focus assist has three working states:
- Off - it is disabled and does not do anything
- Priority only - it displays only selected notifications, using a priority list that is customized by the user. The other notifications are hidden away in the Action Center.
- Alarms only - it hides all Windows 10 notifications, except for alarms.
Focus assist can be automatically turned on during specific time intervals or during activities such as making presentations, gaming, or running an app in fullscreen, based on a set of rules created by the user. You can also turn it on manually, whenever you consider it necessary.
NOTE: If you do not know which version of Windows 10 you have, read this article: What version, edition, and type of Windows 10 do I have installed?
Where do you configure Focus assist (Quiet hours) in Windows 10?
Focus assist can be configured only from the Settings app. Launch Settings, open the System category and then go to Focus assist. You can see all the settings available for this feature, on the right side of the window.
NOTE: If you want to manually enable Focus assist to mute notifications in Windows 10, check the box for Priority only to see only the selected notifications from your priority list, or choose Alarms only to get only alarms, if any. You can get more information about these options in the last section of this tutorial.
How to customize the priority list for Windows 10 Focus assist
If you want to get the most out of Focus assist, you have to configure its Priority list so that it can automatically stop Windows 10 notifications that you don't want to see when you're working or playing. To set the priority list, click or tap the link that says "Customize your priority list" beneath Priority only.
There is no need to check the "Priority only" box, because it turns on Focus assist, right now. A long list is open, containing all kinds of settings for the priority list.
First, you have some priority rules regarding Calls, texts, and reminders. This is of interest only if you have linked your Android smartphone with your Windows 10 PC. If you did, check the types of notifications that you want to see, and uncheck the ones you do not:
- Show incoming VoIP calls and calls from a linked phone (this applies to calls through Skype too)
- Show incoming text from a linked phone
- Show reminders, regardless of app used
Then, scroll down to People, and you can set whether you want to see notifications from certain people in your contact list. If you do not want to see notifications from the contacts you pinned to the taskbar, uncheck the setting that says: "Show notifications from pinned contacts on taskbar."
If you do want to see notifications from a few important people, click or tap "Add contacts" and choose those people from your contacts.
NOTE: If you have added people to this list and you want to remove them, click on their name in the People section, and then press Remove.
Scroll further down, and you see the apps that can show notifications while Focus assist is turned on, and using the Priority list. By default, you see only the Nearby sharing, Snip & Sketch, Xbox and Xbox Game Bar apps. You can remove them if you want, by selecting them and pressing Remove.
If you want to see notifications from another app, click or tap "Add an app" and choose the app from the list that is shown.
Unfortunately, you cannot choose apps that are not shown on this list. When you are done setting the priority list for Focus assist, press the Back arrow on the top-left corner of the window, and then follow the steps from the next section to set the automatic rules for Focus assist.
How to set the automatic rules for Focus assist
You should also set the automatic rules for enabling Focus assist, so that it can automatically detect when you want some "quiet hours" or, in simpler words, to snooze notifications.
First, you can set Focus assist to turn itself on automatically during certain times, each day. For that, enable the "During these times" switch and click the text to the left of the switch.
Choose the Start time and the End time when you want to use Focus assist. Then, set how often you want to repeat turning on Focus assist and mute Windows 10 notifications: Daily, on Weekends or Weekdays. Also, choose the focus level: Priority only or Alarms only. You can also make Focus assist "Show a notification in action center when focus assist is turned on automatically."
Go back to the Focus assist page and set the switch for "When I'm duplicating my display" to On or Off, depending on what you want. If you are working on a laptop or a tablet, turning on Focus assist in this situation might be a good idea, because duplicating your display means that you are likely to deliver a presentation, and you should not be interrupted by notifications. If this is the case for you, click or tap "When I'm duplicating my display" and choose how Focus assist should work: the focus level that is applied, and whether to show a notification in the action center when it is turned on automatically.
Back on the Focus assist page, if you are a gamer, set the "When I'm playing a game" switch On and then click or tap on the text near this switch. Choose the focus level that is used, and whether to show a notification in the action center when Focus assist turns on automatically because you are playing a game.
Go back to the main Focus assist page. The next switch is called "When I'm using an app in full screen." Turning it on makes Windows 10 stop buzzing you with unwanted notifications whenever you are watching a movie on Netflix, running YouTube in fullscreen or browsing the internet using your favorite web browser in fullscreen mode. If you want that, turn the switch On and then click or tap on the text near this switch. Choose the focus level that you prefer, by default it's set to Alarms only, and whether to show a notification in the action center when Focus assist turns on automatically because you are running an app in fullscreen.
If you are using a laptop or tablet with Windows 10, Focus assist offers one more type of automatic rules, named "When I'm at home." If you choose to enable this option, Windows 10 can use your location to track you and recognize when you are at home. After you set the switch On, click or tap on "When I'm at home" to choose the focus level you want to use, and whether you want to show a notification in the Action Center, when Focus assist turns on automatically.
Click or tap the Back arrow in the top-left corner and you are done configuring Focus assist, and its automatic functioning.
How to manually start or stop Focus assist (Quiet hours) in Windows 10
If you have set up the rules for Focus assist, they are automatically applied by Windows 10, and this feature is turned on when you want. However, there are times when you may want to turn it on manually, to stop Windows 10 notifications. Other times, you might want to end the Windows 10 "quiet hours." If you want to turn on the Focus assist, the fastest way to do it is to use the Action Center. Click or tap on its icon from the right end of the taskbar.
At the bottom of the Action Center, you see the Quick Actions. If you see only one row of them, click or tap Expand.
Among the Quick actions, you should also find Focus assist. To turn it On, click or tap on its button.
Focus assist is turned on, using the Priority only mode.
Click or tap the same button one more time, and Focus assist uses the Alarms only mode.
Click or tap on it one more time, and Focus assist is disabled. Another way to start or stop Focus assist is to right click (or tap and hold) on the Action Center icon from the far right of the taskbar. In the contextual menu, choose "Focus assist" and the mode that you want: Off, Priority only, or Alarms only.
Another way to manually start Focus assist is to go to the Settings app. Choose System, followed by Focus assist. On the right side of the screen, choose Off, Priority only or Alarms only, depending on what you want.
Do you use Focus assist to stop Windows 10 notifications?
The old Windows 10 Quiet hours were not that useful, and we are happy to see that their successor, Focus assist, is much better developed and with more options to choose from. If you want to mute the notifications you get in Windows 10 when you do not want them, don't hesitate to configure Focus assist. See how it works and leave a comment below. Does it work as you want it to? Did you manage to snooze notifications with it? What would you like Microsoft to further improve about it? Share your thoughts with us, and let's discuss below.
