How to setup Quick Action Buttons in Windows 10

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

July 10, 2015

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How to setup Quick Action Buttons in Windows 10

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The Windows Action Center is a great addition to the new operating system as it not only brings a history of your unseen notifications but it also places shortcut access to your favorite/most used settings on Windows 10.

The default top row of Action Center buttons can be configured in Settings>System>Notifications and actions and this gallery will walk you through the steps to customize those items.

The number of options for Quick Actions depends on your system however, after you select your four defaults the remaining options will appear below that row of Quick Action buttons when you tap the Expand option in Action Center.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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