How can I stop getting notifications when my friends start games? [duplicate]

Like the question disable Steam notifications in-game only is there a way to stop getting a popup when a friend starts playing a game?

I tried following the global method as outlined above, as that is what I want:

Either notifications need to be turned off globally (View -> Settings -> Friends -> Uncheck all the "Display a Notification" check boxes)

However I can't see the 'Friends' tab.

1 Answer

To do this you:

• Open "Friends & Chat".
• Click on the cog in the bottom left corner of your profile box.
• Go to the notifications page.
• Untick the boxes you don't want notifications about.
  For the question it was the boxes next to "when a friend joins a game".