How To Turn Off Caps Lock Notification On Windows 11?

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If you recently upgraded to Windows 11, there is a high chance you are still trying to find your way around enabling or disabling different notifications and options. Similarly, many users find the caps lock notifications unnecessary, but they are unaware of how to turn off caps lock notification on Windows 11.

Key Takeaways

• Even though a lot of keyboards have a physical LED light that informs the users whenever caps lock is enabled and disabled, some keyboards miss this option, so Windows informs users about it via on-screen notifications.
• There are many ways to turn off the caps lock notification on Windows 11, including modifying display adapter properties, utilizing Windows settings, and using the control panel options.
• The caps lock notification on Windows 11, although harmless, can be annoying at times, especially when you are watching something on full screen or gaming.

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What Is Caps Lock Notification On Windows 11?

Although many keyboards come equipped with a physical LED light, which indicates to the users whenever their caps lock is turned on, in some cases, this option is missing. So, in order to tackle the situation of a nonbacklit keyboard, Windows 11 usually displays either a notification on the screen or plays a sound whenever the key is pressed.

Whenever this particular notification arrives, it switches your PC into focus mode, which can exit you out of the full-screen program and cause annoyance, which is why many users prefer to keep the caps lock notification disabled on Windows 11.

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How To Turn Off Caps Lock Notification On Windows 11?

Now, like most other options and features present on Windows 11, the caps lock notification can be disabled as well. We have gathered around the most common methods, along with individual steps that you can use to turn off the caps lock notification on your Windows 11.

1. Modifying Display Adapter Properties
2. Utilizing Windows Settings
3. Navigating Through The Control Panel

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Modifying Display Adapter Properties

You can try modifying the display adapter properties as recommended by an independent Microsoft advisor, Paulo GM, as it can possibly fix the issue at hand. 

Here’s how to do it:

1. Click on the Start button with your left mouse button.
2. In the search bar, type View advanced display info and select the best match.
3. Within the Display information section, click on Display adapter properties for Display 1.

   

4. Go to the Screen Configuration tab.
5. Unselect the Enable on-screen display option.
6. Afterward, Restart your PC and check if the Caps Lock notification persists when you press the Caps Lock button.

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Utilizing Windows Settings

You can also try to fix the caps lock notifications on Windows 11 by utilizing the Windows 11 settings present on your PC, as explained by Marvinator2003 on Reddit.

It can be easily done by following each of the steps that we have mentioned below:

1. Open the Run dialog by pressing Windows + R.
2. Type ms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard and press OK.

   

3. Turn off the Play a sound whenever you press Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock option.
4. Restart your PC to verify if the issue still exists.

Disable It Through The Control Panel

If none of the methods mentioned above are helpful in fixing the caps lock notifications on Windows 11, you can try disabling it via the Control Panel, as done by Murugan S on YouTube and verified by many in the comments. We also tested the method, and it worked for us.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Hit the Windows + R keys simultaneously to open the Run dialog.
2. Type control access.cpl and press OK.

   

3. Scroll down and select Make it easier to focus on tasks.

   

4. Go to the Adjust time limits and flashing visuals tab and enable the Turn off all unnecessary animations (when possible) option.

   

5. Restart your computer and check if the Caps Lock notification still shows when you press the Caps Lock button.

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