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Alarms app not working (Windows 8.1)

I used the built-in Microsoft Alarms app regularly. Normally a small notification appears in the upper right and the alarm chimes. But recently it has stopped working. The notification does not ...
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Can Windows Push Notification Services (WNS) be disabled?

There is no push notification service listed in the services list. Presumably WNS is a core Windows component. Regular Microsoft-Windows-PushNotifications-Platform event log entries are being ...
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Slack notifications do not work

I have the Slack Windows app on my Windows 10 machine. I noticed that the notifications don't work properly. In 'Preferences', I click 'Send test notification', but it doesn't send one. When I had ...
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How to get email notification in the Windows 8.1 lock screen and Start menu when using Outlook?

I'm using Outlook 2013 on Windows 8.1, and I'd like to get email notifications on the Windows lock screen and Start menu just like when using the Mail app; however, it looks like Outlook is unable to ...
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Skype Desktop Win 8.1 Notifications Bubbles Broken?

I cant seem to get skype desktop on windows 8.1 to show bubbles for notifications like it did in previous windows versions. I have already set "Control Panel--->All Control Panel Items--->...
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What is the shortcut to go (or bring up/maximize the window) to the newest notification in the taskbar?

What is the shortcut to go to the newest notification program in the taskbar? So when I hit the combination my skype chat windows with the person who messaged me comes up? (or a installer that ...
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How can I choose where chrome notifications pop up?

I am running Chrome on Windows 8.1 When I get new notifications, they pop up somewhere in the middle of the screen, instead of in the bottom corner. This is really annoying, as I can't remove them ...
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Is it possible to attach custom sources to the Windows 8 Notifications?

Using Windows 8.1 desktop, you may have notifications enabled in the top right of your screen, these can be enabled on incoming mail (Outlook), instant message (Skype) or appointment (Calendar). Is ...
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Missing toast notifications in Windows 8.1

I have clean-installed Windows 8.1 Pro a few days ago and decided to give some of the "modern" (or however they're called) apps a try. So I am using the app for e-mails and the Facebook app. They ...
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Windows 8.1 request to "Enter your most recent password"... Legitimate?

I have a desktop computer that I keep at a location that I rarely visit anymore, but still use occasionally. It has been sitting in Standby mode (or whatever it's called on Windows 8.x), but when I "...
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