{"id":3970,"date":"2025-03-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/?p=3970"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:32:00","slug":"digitip-55-focus-mode-in-windows-11-%e2%8f%b1%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2025\/03\/04\/digitip-55-focus-mode-in-windows-11-%e2%8f%b1%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"DigiTip 55: Focus Mode in Windows 11\u00a0\u23f1\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3186\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2024\/07\/digitips-banner_64471854.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3556\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Struggling to focus when you\u2019re trying to get work done? DigiTip 55 has what you are looking for with focus mode in Windows 11. Focus mode is a new feature for Windows 11 that has multiple features to help you try to concentrate on your work. These include: a timer that can be set to whatever time you need with the default set to 30 minutes, hiding the badges on taskbar apps, hiding the flashing on taskbar apps and turning on do not disturb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use this feature, you need to go to Setting -&gt; System where you should see Focus. Once the options are selected as how you want them you just need to click \u2018start focus session\u2019 and a timer should appear in the corner of your screen which you can cancel or pause at any time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2025\/01\/blog-55-en.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3971\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffd48e\">To follow our DigiTips,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog<\/strong><\/a>. Or alternatively, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/category\/digitips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>bookmark this webpage<\/strong><\/a>, where a new DigiTip will be added each week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Struggling to focus when you\u2019re trying to get work done? DigiTip 55 has what you are looking for with focus mode in Windows 11. Focus mode is a new feature for Windows 11 that has multiple features to help you try to concentrate on your work. 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