On Windows 11, sometimes, when you browse an interesting website, you will receive a prompt to allow notifications on the desktop when new articles are published.
If you click the “Allow” button, and you are now getting tons of notifications, or you gave the site permission by mistake, it’s possible to stop that and other websites from pushing updates to the Windows 11 or Windows 10 desktop, whether you use Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
This guide will teach you the easy steps to prevent a specific website from showing notifications on Windows 11 from the three major web browsers.
- Block site notifications on Edge
- Block site notifications on Chrome
- Block site notifications on Firefox
Block site notifications on Edge
To block site notifications on Windows 11 from Edge, use these steps:
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Open Microsoft Edge.
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Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button in the top-right and select the Settings option.
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Click on Cookies and site permissions.
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Under the “All permissions” section, click the Notifications setting.
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Under the “Allow” section, select the site to disable notifications and click the menu button on the right.
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Select the Block option to stop notifications.
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(Optional) Select the Remove option to stop notifications, but you will receive a prompt while visiting the site to enable the feature.
Once you complete the steps, the website will no longer push notifications to the desktop in Notification Center.
If you want to disable all notifications, you have to block or remove all the sites, and then turn off the Ask before sending the toggle switch in the Notifications settings (edge://settings/content/notifications).
Block site notifications on Chrome
To stop a specific website from sending toast notifications on Chrome, use these steps:
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Open Google Chrome.
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Click the Customize and Control (three-dotted) button in the top-right and select the Settings option.
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Click on Security and Privacy.
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Under the “Security and Privacy” section, click on Site Settings.
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Under the “Permissions” section, click the Notifications setting.
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Under the “Allow” section, select the site to disable notifications and click the menu button on the right.
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Select the Block option to stop notifications.
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(Optional) Select the Remove option to stop notifications, but you will receive a prompt while visiting the site to enable the feature.
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(Optional) Select the Don’t allow sites to send notifications option to disable the feature.
After you complete the steps, the site won’t be allowed to push notifications for future updates.
Block site notifications on Firefox
To prevent a website from sending notifications on Firefox, use these steps:
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Open Mozilla Firefox.
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Click the Open Application Menu (three-dotted) button in the top-right and select the Settings option.
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Click on Privacy & Security.
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Under the “Permissions” section, click the Settings button for the “Notifications” setting.
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Select the website to stop notifications on Firefox.
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Select the Block option to stop notifications.
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(Optional) Select the Remove Website button to stop notifications, but you will receive a prompt while visiting the site to enable the feature.
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(Optional) Check the Block new requests asking to allow notifications option.
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Click the Save Changes button.
Once you complete the steps, Firefox will no longer let the website show notifications on the Windows 11 desktop.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 14 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].