Apple OS X and iOS have included support for badge notifications for a long time. It’ll open Registry Editor.It's worth pointing out that badges are new to Windows 10, but they're not unique.

Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. If you also want to force Action Center to always open and show on screen in Windows 10, following steps will help you:ġ. You can see in above screenshot, we have right-clicked inside File Explorer window but still Action Center is showing on screen.

Once we apply this tweak and open Action Center, it’ll remain opened and showing on screen even if we open other programs or click anywhere else.įollowing screenshot shows Action Center pinned in Windows 10 even the focus is inside File Explorer: It’ll be very beneficial if we could pin Action Center as a sidebar so that we can check new notifications quickly as well as access quick actions tiles.įortunately, there is a registry tweak to force Action Center always opened and displaying on screen. There is no way to keep Action Center always opened and showing on screen. But as soon as we click anywhere else on screen such as clicking on Desktop, opening Start Menu, opening any other program or pressing any other key, Action Center immediately closes and disappears from the screen. Recently an AskVG reader asked can we pin Action Center as a sidebar in Windows 10? Actually the reader wanted to always show Action Center on screen.īy default, when we open Action Center (also known as Notification Center) in Windows 10 by clicking on its icon present at the end of Taskbar or using WIN+A keyboard shortcut, it opens as a sidebar in right-side of the screen.

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