And the new design for Action Center also includes elements of the Fluent Design System such as acrylic. Starting with Windows 10 build 16215, the Action Center has been redesigned to provide much clearer information separation and hierarchy. Starting with Windows 10 build 15019, newly downloaded apps and games from the Store will now show download progress inside of the Action Center. This change allows for more space in Action Center to show more content. Individual app notifications in Action Center no longer show the app icon repeated for each notification and will only be seen in the header that groups together all the notifications specific for that app. There is a badge that now displays the number of notifications you have missed, and we are making it easier for you to know what app your notifications are from by adding a subtle animation to the icon (showing the sender app’s logo) whenever you receive notifications that do not show a toast. Starting with Windows 10 build 14328, the Action Center icon has moved to the far corner of the taskbar so it is more distinct from other icons – making it easier to interact with it. This can be useful if you had a notification pop-up, and you missed what it said. The action center will show you all of your past notifications until you clear them. In Windows 10, action center is where to find your app notifications, as well as quick actions, which give you quick access to commonly used settings and apps.

How to Open and Use Action Center in Windows 10

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