Setup Site Notification Settings in Edge on the Computer

Microsoft Edge allows users to manage the notification settings for websites they have visited. You can block or allow notifications per site and customize the types of notifications they receive, such as alerts or banners. It reduces distractions and improves the browsing experience.

A push notification is an excellent source of website traffic drivers for website marketing. Every time a blog or news is published, the website owner can automatically send a push notification making their life easier for promotion.

However, few news sites misuse the push notification feature and continuously send notifications. This often annoys the receiver, and they opt out of the notification or permanently ban the website URL.

As a user of Microsoft Edge, you have complete control of the website popups and notifications you want to receive from the website. You can block or allow all websites or choose a particular website to send a notification; it is up to you. We can always revert to the notification settings.

Block Notifications Popups

Few websites use edge notifications for their benefit. This, in turn, irritates their users and causes hindrances in their browsing experience. Using the Microsoft Edge notification settings to block these notifications is recommended. Here are the steps to block the notifications:

1. Launch Microsoft Edge on the computer.
2. Click on the More  menu for options.
3. Select Settings from the list.
4. Switch to the Cookies and Site Permissions tab in the sidebar pane.
5. Within the Site Permissions page, select the Notification menu.
6. Now toggle the button to Turn OFF the Ask before sending.
   

This will completely block the site from asking whether to send notifications from the websites. If you want to block specific site notifications, add the URL under the Block section on the same page.

Allow Push Notifications

Few websites genuinely use push notifications for the user’s benefit. The notification settings let you enable notifications for such websites. Here are the steps to allow the push notification:

1. Launch the Microsoft Edge on your computer.
2. Click on the More  menu for options.
3. Select Settings from the list.
4. Switch to the Cookies and Site Permissions tab in the sidebar pane.
5. Within the Site Permissions page, select the Notification menu.
6. Now toggle the button to Turn ON the Ask before sending.
   

It will allow the site to seek permission to send push notifications.

Next time you visit a website configured with a push notification, you will receive a popup on the website like the one below. Here you can quickly choose between Allow or Block command buttons.

The sites will be listed under the Notifications Allow or Block section based on the action performed in the popup.

Allow or Block A Site Notification

If you want to block or allow notifications from a particular website, Edge notification settings also let you do that. Here are the steps to allow or block notifications from a specific website:

1. Launch the Edge app on your computer.
2. Click on the More  menu for options.
3. Select Settings from the list.
4. Switch to the Cookies and Site Permissions tab in the sidebar pane.
5. Within the Site Permissions page, select the Notification menu.
6. Add the URL of websites under the Block or Allow Notification section.
   

Based on whether to whitelist or blacklist the website from notification, add the URL of the website under the Allow section or Block section. This will automatically add the website and will not request permission for notification henceforth.

You can always add or remove a website URL from either section.

Bottom Line

We receive so many notifications every day. It is for us to sort out the important ones from them. With so many websites using the push notifications feature to gain more customers and harass their users, blocking the push notifications from such websites is always recommended.

Similarly, you can also customize push notifications in the Edge Android browser. You can either enable or stop notifications from your mobile browser.

I hope you find this article about edge notifications helpful and that it makes your daily life easier!

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