Win8 How to close the "Operation Center"

  
Operation Center Settings
The Operation Center is a central location for viewing alarms and performing operations. A small white flag icon appears on any column. Its purpose is to help keep Windows running smoothly. When the icon of the red cross appears in the white flag of the operation center, it indicates that the computer is running a serious problem.

Operation Center
But not all the tips are always of our concern. For example, Windows Backup, Microsoft Account, Internet Security Settings, etc. are not always of concern, and there is no need to prompt. Then we will turn them off.
Clicking on the white flag of the operation center on the taskbar will prompt "Open the operation center", then we can see the operation center interface, and it is very simple to close the option we do not need to prompt.
Click on the left side of the "Change Action Center Settings", you can see the various reminders after opening the page, this is just to close the corresponding options according to your needs, but we recommend “ Windows update ”, "Spyware and Junk Software Protection" & "Virus Protection"

Turn off unnecessary options
On the left side of the Operations Center we can also see the option to "Change User Account Control Settings" and "Change Windows SmartScreen Filter Settings", the former helps Preventing unwanted programs from making changes to your computer, while the latter protects your computer by issuing warnings before running unrecognized applications and files downloaded from the Internet.

Change User Account Control Settings

Windows SmartScreen
The above settings are all about computer security, so it is recommended that users use the computer to set it first. Ensure that the system is operating in the safest conditions and be prompt when prompted.
Task Bar Notification Icon Settings
If you really don't want to see the small white flag in the operation center, then we have a more thorough solution, first let him "disappear" on the taskbar.
Right-click on the taskbar and select "Properties" to find the notification area in the taskbar properties window and open the notification area icon window. Click “Start or close the system icon" in the window so that we can close the notification icon in the action center.

Taskbar Properties Settings

Close Action Center Notifications
We can also set other notification icons in the same way, just cancel “ always show all icons on the taskbar And before the notification, you can set each one. It can be show/hide or just show notifications.

Setting for each notification
Of course, the above method of canceling the operation center is to cure the problem, and the other way is to complete it through the strategy group. Win key + R key to open the running window, enter gpedit.msc to open the group policy.
Open the group policy, then open the user configuration ——administrative template, and then click the "Start menu" and the taskbar to find the delete "Operation Center" icon to select enable, then restart can be thoroughly and operated The center said ByeBye.

Delete the operation center icon
But we do not recommend that you completely close the operation center. After all, this is a setting that helps us to keep the computer safe and normal. In fact, just turn off unnecessary items. It's ok, one more icon is not too much of an eye.

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