````{group-tab} macOS
**Notification Center**
On *OS x 10.8 or later*, notifications are sent to the *Notification Center*.
**Settings**
Notifications can be configured in *System Preferences → Notifications*.
```{image} _images/Notification_Center.png
:alt: Notification Center
:width: 700px
```
The default alert style is *Banner* which is dismissed automatically after some delay. You can change the type to *Alert* if you want to have a *Close* and *Show* button to dismiss the alert manually.
````
````{group-tab} Windows
**Notification Area**
Notifications are displayed in the notification area commonly referred to as the system tray. Notifications can be disabled in *Control Panel → Notification Area Icons*.
**Settings**
```{image} _images/Notifications_Area_Settings.png
:alt: Notification Area Settings
:width: 700px
```
````