Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Notifications won't stay

  • 1 reply
  • 0 have this problem
  • 39 views
  • Last reply by Yu5tiqX9og

LaffyinVegas
LaffyinVegas
more options

Windows Live Mail finally stopped working for me. I tied both gmail desktop notifications and Outlook and kept having the same problem: I'd get a pop-up for 3 seconds saying I had an email in another account and then it would disappear. There was no record of it in "Notifications" like there was for WLM.....so, if I didn't see it pop up, I'd never know.....which takes away the main purpose of having it.

So, I decided to try Thunderbird and get the same problem. A very brief pop-up saying I got an email and then it vanished....with no record. So, if I was in the kitchen or bathroom, I'd never know about it.

Any suggestions?

Windows Live Mail finally stopped working for me. I tied both gmail desktop notifications and Outlook and kept having the same problem: I'd get a pop-up for 3 seconds saying I had an email in another account and then it would disappear. There was no record of it in "Notifications" like there was for WLM.....so, if I didn't see it pop up, I'd never know.....which takes away the main purpose of having it. So, I decided to try Thunderbird and get the same problem. A very brief pop-up saying I got an email and then it vanished....with no record. So, if I was in the kitchen or bathroom, I'd never know about it. Any suggestions?

All Replies (1)

Yu5tiqX9og
Yu5tiqX9og
more options

The following should work for Thunderbird 128.8.0esr on Windows 10:

First, in Thunderbird 128.8.0esr: 1. "Settings" (of Thunderbird) > "General" > "Incoming Mails" section > "When new messages arrive" section. 2. Tick "Show an alert", "Use the system notification" and "Show a tray icon for unread messages". 3. Click "App Icon Options..." > tick "Show badge icon" > "OK". 4. Click "Customize..." > set "Show New Mail Alert for ___ seconds" > "OK".

Second, in Windows 10: 1. "Settings" (of Windows 10) > "System" > "Notifications & actions". 2. Under "Notifications", set "Get notifications from apps and other senders" to "On". 3. Under "Get notifications from these senders", click "Mozilla Thunderbird ESR", and set notifications to "On", and tick "Show notification banners" and "Show notifications in action center". Please make sure that you tick "Show notifications in action center" so that you can find notifications in action center.

(Please see the attached images.)

Modified by Yu5tiqX9og

Helpful?

Ask a question

You must log in to your account to reply to posts. Please start a new question, if you do not have an account yet.