Windows 10 What's the keyboard shortcut to quickly toggle Do Not Disturb or Focus Assist?

What's the keyboard shortcut to quickly turn off all notifications in Windows 10?

I'll be working or showing someone something on my computer and need a way to mute all incoming notifications from the notification center. This is especially important now that Windows 10 allows you to receive your phone's text message notifications in Windows notifications--not to mention Slack, calendar, and email notifications.

Almost all computing platforms I've ever used have a quick way to enable a Do Not Disturb mode (e.g. Android: volume button->bell icon, iPhone: dedicated side switch), so I was surprised when Googling "Windows 10 do not disturb keyboard shortcut" yielded nothing.

I looked at the focus assist settings in Settings -> System -> Focus Assist, but there's nothing there to help turn it on quickly.

The closest I've found is you open the notification sidebar with Win+a and click "Focus assist" to toggle between Priority only, Alarm only, and Off. Is this the best Windows 10 can do?

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The closest I've found is you open the notification sidebar with Win+a and click "Focus assist" to toggle between Priority only, Alarm only, and Off. Is this the best Windows 10 can do?

I spent some time with this and yes, for Keystrokes, that is the best you can do with V1909. Future versions may improve.

I just turn all mine OFF to avoid the interruptions. That works best in the end.

There is no keyboard shortcut except the one above for this to the best of my knowledge.