A Push Notification is a pop-up message that appears whenever new content is added to an app or a website. You can configure push notifications for different websites on your favorite browser. For some users, push notifications are not working in Microsoft Edge. This article lists some solutions that you can try to resolve this issue.
Push Notifications are not working in Edge
Use the following suggestions if push notifications are not working in Microsoft Edge.
- Check notification settings in Edge
- Create a new profile in Edge
- Clear cookies for that website
- Check Focus settings
- Check notification settings in your system
- Reset Edge
All these fixes are explained below in detail.
1] Check notification settings in Edge
First, check notification settings in Edge. A website cannot send you notifications if it is blocked. This might be the case with you. Go through the following instructions:
- Open Edge Settings.
- Select the Cookies and site permissions category from the left side.
- Click on the Notifications tab on the right side.
- If the website is in the Block list, click on the three dots next to it and select Allow.
Edge also silences all push notifications if the Quiet notification requests option is enabled. Check this and disable this option if required.
2] Create a new profile in Edge
The problem can be associated with your profile in Microsoft Edge. You can create multiple profiles in Edge. Create a new Edge profile and enable notification for that website in the new profile. If this works, you can delete your old profile and sign in to the new profile with the same Microsoft account. Before deleting the old profile, make sure that all your data is synced to your Microsoft account.
3] Clear cookies for that website
Clearing cookies of the website you are not receiving push notifications for can help. Follow the instructions provided below:
- Click on the three dots on the top right side and select Settings.
- Select Cookies and site permissions from the left side.
- Now, click Manage and delete cookies and site data on the right side.
- Click See all cookies and site data.
- Search for the website and delete all its cookies by clicking on the Delete icon.
Relaunch Edge and check if the issue persists.
4] Check Focus settings
When the Focus session is active, Windows 11 turns on Do Not Disturb. This silences all notifications. Check this in your system settings. The following instructions will guide you on this:
- Open Windows 11 Settings.
- Go to System > Focus. In Windows 10, it is named Focus Assist.
- If the Focus Session is running, stop it. In Windows 10, turn off Focus Assist (if required).
5] Check notification settings in your system
Open your system settings and check the notification settings for that particular website. Use the following instructions:
- Open Windows Settings.
- Go to System > Notifications.
- Make sure that the notification for the required website should be turned on.
6] Reset Edge
If none of the above-mentioned fixes help you, resetting Edge to the factory default settings can work. This action will reset your startup page, new tab page, search engine, and pinned tabs.
That’s it. I hope this helps.
Why are my push notifications not working?
There can be many reasons why the push notifications are not working on your computer. The push notifications might be disabled in your system settings or you might have mistakenly blocked the website from sending you push notifications.
How do I unblock push notifications?
You can unblock push notifications for a website in your web browser settings. Open your browser settings and find the Notification settings. Now, enable the push notifications for the blocked website.
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