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How to Enable Presentation Mode in Windows 10
Learn how to present your PPT files without disturbances
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft Powerpoint is one of the most powerful tools when it comes to Office Suites. Powerpoint has been one of the most preferred presentation applications for more than a decade.
Users reported that one of the glaring issues was the email notifications/alerts during ongoing presentations. Yet another issue is the screen saver turning on after a few minutes.
What are Windows Presentation Settings?
Unknown to most of us Microsoft has already pondered about the issue and the best part is that they have a feature to make it happen.
The Presentation mode works similarly to the DND mode on your smartphone. With the Presentation Mode switched on, Windows will automatically mute all the alerts and notifications.
Interestingly, the Presentation Settings was introduced with Windows Vista but it has been missing on some of the Windows 10 Versions, for instance, the Presentation Mode is missing from Windows 10 Home Edition.
Another tool that is missing from this edition is the Group Policy Editor. We have a dedicated article on how toenable gpedit on Windows 10 Home Editionthat you can check out.
How can I turn on Windows Presentation Mode on Windows 10 desktops?
When the Windows Presentation mode is turned on the laptop doesn’t go to sleep and all the system notifications are turned off temporarily.
Users can also set a particular background and adjust the speaker volume for the Presentation mode. These settings will be applied whenever the Presentation Mode is activated.
We will guide you through the necessary steps required to switch on the Windows Presentation mode through multiple methods.
1. Via Windows Mobility Center
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Press theWindows Keyto open the search box.
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TypeWindows Mobility Centerin the search box and then click on the result.
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Go to thePresentation Settingstab.
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Click on theTurn onbutton.
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Presentation Mode is now enabled on your laptop.
On your laptop, presentation mode can be quickly toggled on or off from the Windows Mobility Center. Afterwards, you will be able to use your laptop without having to worry about any disturbances.
2. Use a desktop shortcut
Additionally one can also create a desktop shortcut for the same by using the following path name, “C:WindowsSystem32PresentationSettings.exe”. Alternatively, you can also use the presentationsettings/start and presentationsettings/stop to toggle the settings.
3. Use the Search Bar
Yet another easy way to access Presentation Settings is by going to the Search Bar and searching for the following terms:Adjust settings before giving a presentation. The Presentation Settings can also be changed from here by toggling it on/off.
4. Turn on Airplane Mode
Well, this method comes with some limitations but it works nevertheless. If you are certain of not using the internet during the presentation simply Switch on the Airplane Mode.
This will ensure that the notifications don’t disturb your presentation. However, this method is not useful against the Windows screen saver which will still appear after a certain period of inactivity.
We hope that our methods helped you enable presentation mode on your laptop. Let us know if you have any questions in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Powerpoint guides,Windows 10 Guides
Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
