Do Not Disturb for Messages and Enable New Message Notifications in WPS on Windows FAQ

When using Do Not Disturb for Messages and Enable New Message Notifications in WPS, common questions usually focus on message delivery, scope, and status recognition; this FAQ includes 4 common questions and 4 glossary terms.

FAQ

Can I still receive messages after I turn on Do Not Disturb for Messages?

1. Yes. Messages still arrive in the conversation normally.
2. Do Not Disturb only turns off notification alerts and does not block message delivery.
3. Unread message counts still appear, so you can review them later.

Does Do Not Disturb apply to one conversation or to all conversations?

1. This setting applies only to the selected conversation.
2. The notification state of other conversations does not change at the same time.
3. If you want to mute multiple conversations, repeat the same steps for each one.

Why does the right-click menu sometimes show Do Not Disturb for Messages and sometimes show Enable New Message Notifications?

1. These are two labels for the same switch in different states.
2. When notifications are currently on for a conversation, the menu shows Do Not Disturb for Messages.
3. When the conversation is already muted, the menu shows Enable New Message Notifications.

How can I tell whether a conversation is currently muted?

1. Check whether a 🔕 icon appears next to the conversation.
2. If the icon is visible, the conversation is currently in Do Not Disturb mode.
3. After notifications are restored, the icon disappears automatically.

Glossary