By checking the guidelines from below, you can learn how to use this built-in feature for setting a new alarm event. Additionally, we will discuss about the advantages and downsides of using the Windows 10 Alarms & Clock software and we will also see how to use a third-party app for obtaining even better (and customizable) results. Using your Windows 10 PC as an alarm clock can turn out to be extremely useful as you can set notifications at work while you are completing other tasks, at home while playing games or while you aren’t using your computer but you still have to use a reminder for ‘just in case’. Regardless of your reasons, a Windows 10 alarm clock can help you organize and plan your daily schedule. Now, as mentioned above, you can do it by using the Alarms & Clock built-in app or through a third-party app such as VLC player. Thus, we are discussing about free-distributed solutions that can be easily managed even by inexperienced users or newbies who are using the Windows 10 system for the first time. As described below, the major downside when using Alarms & Clock software is related with only one aspect: you can receive the notifications only if your device is awake. Basically, if you power off your machine, the alarm clock will no longer work. Well, if keeping your computer awake for a long period of time is not sounding appealing to you, a better idea will be to use the second section of this tutorial – there you can learn how to set an alarm clock through VLC player.
Turn your Windows 10 PC into alarm clock with these simple solutions
Solution 1 – Use built-in Windows 10 Alarms & Clock feature
Keep in mind that this alarm will work only if your Windows 10 system is awake. Thus, a good idea might be to adjust your device’s sleep settings before doing anything else – you can complete this additional task by following:
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Solution 2 – Create a new task and run it through VLC player
Use this method if you want to run a video or a specific sound as your alarm notification. Also, this solution can even wake your computer from sleep mode, so you don’t have to worry about any other things. So let’s see how to use your Windows 10 PC as an alarm clock by using this dedicated solution: SPONSORED
Solution 3 – Use third-party alarm applications
If the previous methods didn’t work for you, you can always download a third-party alarm clock software. We already covered some of the best alarm clock software for Windows 10 in one of our older articles, so be sure to check it out. All these applications offer great features, so feel free to choose any of them.
Final thoughts
These three solutions are describing the easiest and quickest ways in which you can customize an alarm clock right on your Windows 10 computer. Of course, if you go to Windows Store you can find other alternatives, but I wouldn’t recommend any other third-party software. For a regular use the Alarms & Clock app should be just enough; and if you want to use more customizations, you can create a task and run it through a media player just as explained above. However, you can recommend any other trusted solution by using the comments field from below – that’s the only way in which we can all participate in improving the overall Windows 10 experience. RELATED STORIES TO CHECK OUT:
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