How to Disable ‘Link Copied’ and ‘Image Copied’ Toast Notifications in Chrome on Windows

Essential Details

• When using Google Chrome, you will receive a pop-up notification each time you copy a link, image, highlight text, or add a webpage to your reading list.
• If you wish to turn off this feature, simply open a new tab, navigate to chrome://flags, find the experimental option titled “Top Chrome Toasts“, disable it, and then restart Chrome.

With the latest update, Google Chrome has introduced Android’s pill-shaped notification messages to the desktop version. As a result, users will see these pop-up notifications every time they copy a link or image. Furthermore, adding a page to the reading list also triggers a toast notification.

While these toast notifications are not overly intrusive, their frequent appearance can be somewhat bothersome. Compounding the issue, these messages linger on the screen for over five seconds, and there is no straightforward way to adjust this duration. Interestingly, there is an option to extend how long they are visible, which only exacerbates the annoyance.

The good news is that you can completely disable these toast notifications. Here’s a simple guide to turn off Google Chrome’s toast notifications on Windows systems.

How to Disable Toast Notifications in Google Chrome on Windows

Step 1: Open a new tab and type chrome://flags into the address bar.

Step 2: Look for the experimental feature Top Chrome Toasts using the search bar.

Step 3: Click on the dropdown menu adjacent to it. You’ll see several choices, most extending the display time of the messages—worsening the situation. Instead, opt for Disabled.

Step 4: Restart Google Chrome.

Recent reports indicate that Google may expand the use of these pop-up notifications to appear when you “copy text”to the clipboard or modify the Enhanced Protection settings. Regardless of potential future updates, it’s advisable to keep this feature disabled to avoid unnecessary notifications for simple tasks.

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