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JAWS Power Tip: How To Manage Quick Settings and Notifications in Windows 11 with JAWS

In Windows 10, the Action Center (Quick Settings) and Notification area were accessed in the same area by pressing WINDOWS KEY+A.

In Windows 11, they are split into two menus.

1. Press WINDOWS KEY+A to access quick Settings. These include items such as:

➜ WI-FI
➜ Airplane mode
➜ Bluetooth
➜ Focus (Formerly Focus Assist)
➜ Battery saver

2. Press ESC to exit Quick Settings.

3. Press WINDOWS KEY+N to access notifications. These include notifications for specific apps such as Outlook, Settings, etc.

4. Press TAB to navigate to each app with notifications. When in the notifications for a given app, navigate the individual notifications using the ARROW keys. You will also find buttons for changing settings and clearing notifications for each app, plus a button to clear all notifications.

Press ESC to exit the Notifications area.

The Power of JAWS!


πŸ‘‰ This Tip Brought To You By: Freedom Scientific.

To learn more visit the Freedom Scientific website, follow @FreedomSci on Twitter or Facebook, ask your smart speaker to play the Freedom Scientific Training Podcast or subscribe to the Freedom Scientific Training YouTube Channel.


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