在Windows 10中，任务栏的(Windows 10)通知区域(notification area)新增了一个名为“操作中心”(Action Center)的图标，基本修复了Windows 8中的通知问题。操作中心存储来自(Action Center)操作系统(operating system)和已安装应用程序的所有通知。
它还有一些操作按钮，可以让你快速执行某些任务，比如切换到平板模式、创建笔记、连接到VPN等。在本文中，我将讨论如何自定义任务栏、通知区域(notification area)和操作(action center)以Windows 10为(Windows 10)中心。如果您只对一个部分感兴趣，只需跳到相应的标题即可。
Windows 10 任务栏
开始菜单
那么Windows 10任务栏有哪些新功能呢？其实不少东西。首先，我们再次拥有一个功能正常的开始按钮(Start button)，其中包含指向应用程序、设置等的链接，这让很多人感到非常高兴。
开始菜单(Start menu)是一个完全不同的野兽，所以我将单独写一篇关于如何自定义它的文章。基本上，它是Windows 7 开始菜单(start menu)和Windows 8 开始屏幕(start screen)的组合。它实际上相当有用，我比Windows 7中的标准开始菜单(start menu)更喜欢它。
Cortana 和搜索
开始按钮(start button)旁边是一个新的搜索框(search box)，它还集成了微软的虚拟助手软件(assistant software)Cortana。你会看到我是 Cortana。( I’m Cortana. Ask me anything.)问我什么。如果 Cortana 已启用，则消息。
当您单击搜索框(search box)时，系统会询问您是否有兴趣启用Cortana。如果您单击不感兴趣(Not interested)，Cortana将被禁用，但您仍然可以搜索计算机和网络(computer and web)。
如果您想使用Cortana，请单击“下一步”(Next)并按照说明进行操作。请注意，当您启用Cortana(Cortana)时，您会放弃很多隐私。在单击“使用 Cortana(Use Cortana) ”按钮之前，您将看到从您的计算机发送到Microsoft的项目列表，包括位置、搜索历史记录、日历详细信息、语音输入(voice input)、Edge浏览历史记录等等。许多人抱怨向微软(Microsoft)发送的信息太多，这可能是真的。
为了使用Cortana，您还需要使用Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)登录。如果您想更改Cortana设置，只需单击左侧的齿轮图标即可将其关闭或打开，启用或禁用Bing 搜索(Bing search)等。
如果你不喜欢Cortana 搜索(Cortana search)框占用了多少空间，只需右键单击任务栏，转到Cortana并从隐藏(Hidden)或显示 Cortana(Show Cortana)图标中进行选择。
第一个选项将完全删除它，第二个选项将简单地使用搜索图标(search icon)。
任务视图
Windows 10任务栏上的下一个新项目是任务视图按钮(Task View button)。如果您曾经使用过Mac，它基本上就像OS X上的Mission Control。如果单击它，它将显示当前桌面上所有打开的应用程序，还会显示任何其他桌面。
在Windows 10中，多桌面终于成为一项内置功能。您可以通过右键单击任务栏并单击“显示任务视图”(Show Task View)按钮选项来隐藏或显示“任务视图”按钮。(Task View button)
您还可以使用热键Windows Key + TAB进入任务视图(task view)。我已经写了一篇关于如何在Windows 10(Windows 10)中切换程序和桌面的详细文章，所以一定要检查一下。总的来说，这是一个很棒的功能，而且效果很好。
任务栏属性
如果您右键单击任务栏并选择Properties，您可以自定义更多与任务栏相关的设置。
此屏幕与旧版本的 Windows 非常相似：您可以锁定任务栏、将其设置为自动隐藏并使用小任务栏图标。您还可以将任务栏的位置调整到左侧、右侧或顶部。最后，您可以选择在任务栏中组合图标的方式。默认情况下，来自同一应用程序的多个窗口将被合并。
在最底部，您还可以启用Peek以在将鼠标移到“显示桌面”(Show Desktop)按钮上时快速预览桌面。“显示桌面”按钮(Show Desktop button)仍位于任务栏的最右侧，现在是您几乎看不到的一小块。
Windows 10 通知区域
现在让我们谈谈Windows 10中的通知区域(notification area)。它与Windows 7(Windows 7)中的通知区域(notification area)非常相似，但它也有Action Center 图标(Action Center icon)，这是最右侧的图标，看起来像一张纸，上面有文字。
要配置通知区域(notification area)，您可以右键单击任务栏，选择属性(Properties)，然后单击通知区域(Notification area)旁边的自定义(Customize)按钮，或者您可以单击开始(Start)，转到设置(Settings)，单击系统(System)，然后单击通知和操作( Notifications & actions).
在此屏幕上，您实际上可以自定义通知区域(notification area)和操作中心(Action Center)。首先(First)，我们来谈谈系统托盘和图标(system tray and icons)。
单击选择任务栏上显示的图标( Select which icons appear on the taskbar)以选择您希望出现在任务栏主区域中的所有不同应用程序图标。
请注意，如果该值设置为Off，则该图标将出现在单击向上小箭头时显示的“额外图标”部分中。如果将其切换为On，图标将从额外图标部分移动到主任务栏。
值得注意的是，您也可以自己移动图标，只需在任务栏和额外图标部分之间单击并拖动图标即可。这实际上比通过设置更容易。
如果您单击打开或关闭系统图标(Turn system icons on or off)，您可以选择哪些系统图标将出现在任务栏中。您可以从时钟(Clock)、音量、网络(Network)、电源(Power)、输入指示灯(Input Indicator)、位置(Location)和操作中心(Action Center)中进行选择。
因此，如果您觉得它没有用，您甚至可以从这里关闭操作中心。(Action Center)如果您返回主通知和操作(Notifications & actions)页面，您将看到通知(Notifications)部分。此部分控制您收到哪些通知、从哪些应用程序以及它们出现的位置。
如果您禁用前两个选项（显示有关 Windows的(about Windows)提示(Show me tips) 和显示应用程序通知( Show app notifications)），您将几乎停止从Windows收到系统消息以外的任何通知。应用(App)通知是您在Windows中看到的最常见的通知。
您还可以选择是否要在锁定屏幕上显示(lock screen)通知。出于隐私目的，某些用户可能希望禁用锁定屏幕(lock screen)上的通知。最后，您可以在演示时启用隐藏通知。
此部分正下方是每个应用程序的单独通知设置。如果您从某个特定应用收到大量通知，您可以只关闭该应用，但仍会收到来自其他应用的通知。
Windows 10 操作中心
最后，我们有行动中心(Action Center)。如果您单击任务栏中的那个小图标，您会看到一个窗口从屏幕右侧滑入。(hand side)
在这里，您将看到来自系统和应用程序的所有通知的滚动列表。屏幕底部是我在本文前面谈到的快速操作。您可以通过单击设置(Settings)顶部的图标并选择不同的图标来更改此处显示的图标。
在台式机上，您几乎会看到列出的所有可能的操作，但在笔记本电脑上，您可能只会看到一行四个图标。目前，您可以从“所有设置”(All Settings)、 “连接(Connect)” 、“项目”(Project)、 “ VPN ”、“便笺(Note)”、“安静(Quiet)时间”、“位置”和“平板电脑模式(Location and Tablet mode)”中进行选择。其中一些仅适用于笔记本电脑或平板电脑，对台式机没有多大意义。
以上就是在Windows 10中自定义任务栏、(Windows 10)通知区域和操作中心(notification area and action center)的全部内容。这是对Windows 8(Windows 8)的重大改进，并且有足够多的新功能让从Windows 7切换看起来很明智。如果您有任何问题随时问。享受！
Customize Taskbar, Notification Area and Action Center in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is a new icon in the notification area of thе taskbar сalled Action Center, which basically fixes the problems with notificatіons in Windows 8. Action Center stores all the notіfications from thе operating system and from your installed apps.
It also has action buttons that allow you to perform certain tasks quickly like switching to tablet mode, creating a note, connecting to a VPN, etc. In this article, I will talk about how you can customize the taskbar, notification area, and action center in Windows 10. If you’re only interested in one section, just skip down to the appropriate header.
Windows 10 Taskbar
Start Menu
So what’s new in the Windows 10 taskbar? Quite a few things actually. Firstly, we have a functioning Start button again with links to apps, settings, etc., which has made many people very happy.
The Start menu is a whole different beast, so I’ll be writing a separate post on how to customize it. Basically, it’s a combination of the Windows 7 start menu and the Windows 8 start screen. It’s actually fairly useful and I like it more than the standard start menu in Windows 7.
Cortana & Search
Right next to the start button is a new search box that also integrates Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant software. You’ll see the I’m Cortana. Ask me anything. message if Cortana is enabled.
When you click in the search box, you’ll be asked if you are interested in enabling Cortana or not. If you click on Not interested, Cortana will be disabled, but you can still search the computer and web.
If you want use Cortana, click Next and follow the instructions. Note that you give up a lot of your privacy when you enable Cortana. Before you click the Use Cortana button, you’ll see a list of items that gets sent to Microsoft from your computer including location, searching history, calendar details, voice input, browsing history from Edge, and lots more. Many people have complained that way too much info gets sent to Microsoft and it’s probably true.
In order to use Cortana, you also need to sign in with a Microsoft account. If you want to change Cortana settings, just click on the gear icon at the left and you can turn it off or on, enable or disable Bing search, etc.
If you don’t like how much space the Cortana search box is using up, just right-click on the taskbar, go to Cortana and choose from Hidden or Show Cortana icon.
The first option will remove it entirely and the second one will simply use a search icon.
Task View
The next new item on the Windows 10 taskbar is the Task View button. It’s basically like Mission Control on OS X if you have ever used a Mac. If you click on it, it will show you all the open apps on the current desktop and it will also show you any other desktops.
In Windows 10, multiple desktops are finally an built-in feature. You can hide or show the Task View button by right-clicking on the taskbar and clicking on the Show Task View button option.
You can also get into task view by using the hotkey Windows Key + TAB. I’ve already written a detailed post on how you can switch between programs and desktops in Windows 10, so be sure to check that out. Overall, it’s an excellent feature and works very well.
Taskbar Properties
If you right-click on the taskbar and choose Properties, you can customize a few more settings related to the taskbar.
This screen is very similar to older versions of Windows: you can lock the taskbar, set it to auto-hide and use small taskbar icons. You can also adjust the location of the taskbar to the left, right or top. Lastly, you can choose how you want to combine icons in the taskbar. By default, multiple windows from the same app will be combined.
At the very bottom, you can also enable Peek to quickly preview the desktop when you move your mouse over the Show Desktop button. The Show Desktop button is still at the very far right of the taskbar and is now a tiny slice you can barely see.
Windows 10 Notification Area
Now let’s talk about the notification area in Windows 10. It’s pretty similar to the notification area in Windows 7, but it also has the Action Center icon, which is the icon at the farthest right that looks like a piece of paper with text on it.
To configure the notification area, you can either right-click on the taskbar, choose Properties, and click on the Customize button next to Notification area or you can click on Start, go to Settings, click on System and then click on Notifications & actions.
On this screen, you can actually customize both the notification area and the Action Center. First, let’s talk about the system tray and icons.
Click on Select which icons appear on the taskbar to choose all the different app icons you would like to have appear in the main area of the taskbar.
Note that if the value is set to Off, the icon will appear in the “extra icons” section that shows up when you click on the little up arrow. If you switch it to On, the icon will move from the extra icons section to the main taskbar.
It’s worth noting that you can also move icons yourself by just clicking and dragging an icon between the taskbar and the extra icons section. That’s actually easier than going through the settings.
If you click on Turn system icons on or off, you can choose which system icons will appear in the taskbar. You can pick from Clock, Volume, Network, Power, Input Indicator, Location, and Action Center.
So from here, you can even turn off the Action Center, if you don’t find it useful. If you go back to the main Notifications & actions page, you’ll see the Notifications section. This section controls which notifications you get, from which apps and where they appear.
If you disable the first two options (Show me tips about Windows and Show app notifications), you’ll pretty much stop getting any notifications from Windows other than system messages. App notifications are the most common notifications you’ll see in Windows.
You can also choose whether or not you want notifications on the lock screen. For privacy purposes, some users might want to disable notifications on the lock screen. Lastly, you can enable hiding of notifications while presenting.
Directly below this section is the individual notification settings for each app. If you get a lot of notifications from a particular app, you can turn just that one off and still get notifications from other apps.
Windows 10 Action Center
Lastly, we have the Action Center. If you click on that little icon in the taskbar, you’ll see a windows slide in from the right hand side of the screen.
Here you will see a scrolling list of all notifications from the system and from apps. At the bottom of the screen are the quick actions I was talking about earlier in this article. You can change which icons appear here by clicking on the icons at the top in Settings and picking a different icon.
On desktops, you’ll pretty much see all the possible actions listed, but on laptops, you may only see one row of four icons. Currently, you can pick from All Settings, Connect, Project, VPN, Note, Quiet hours, Location and Tablet mode. Some of these only really apply to laptops or tablets and won’t make much sense for a desktop.
So that’s basically all there is to customizing the taskbar, notification area and action center in Windows 10. It’s a big improvement over Windows 8 and has enough new features to make the switch from Windows 7 seem sensible. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Enjoy!
