• Open Terminal and enter the following command:

  launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist

• Next type the following command to kill NotificationCenter:

  killall NotificationCenter

• Finally, quit out of Terminal and return to Finder

This unloads Notification Center for the current user only and does not require admin access.

To re-enable Notifications with this approach:

• Launch Terminal and enter a similar command – notice load instead of unload:

  launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist

• Hit Command+Shift+G and go to /System/Library/CoreServices/ then find “Notification Center” and double-click it to launch it again

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