Windows - Restore disabled cosmos desktop notifications

If Cosmos is not appearing in your Windows notification settings after disabling notifications from the system sidebar, follow these steps to reset your notification database and start receiving the notifications again-

Reset Notification Database

  1. Open PowerShell as Administrator:
  • Press Windows Key + R
  • Type powershell
  • Run as administrator


  1. Paste the following commands in PowerShell (one at a time):
  • Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Push Notification*" | Stop-Service
  • Remove-Item "C:\Users$env:USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Notifications\wpndatabase.db"
  • Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Push Notification*" | Start-Service
  1. Restart your computer to apply the changes.

Re-enable Cosmos Notifications

After your computer restarts:

  1. Open the Cosmos desktop app
  2. Enable notifications through either:
    • The notification prompt that appears at the bottom right
    • User Settings > Notifications > Enable notifications

You should now start receiving Cosmos notifications normally.

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