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Hi! Can anyone please tell me how to get notified (monitoring my PC from an iOS device) when my computer (running windows 10) turns on? The reason is that i have give access to other users as well to turn it on and i want to get notified when this happens. Thanks in advance for your help!

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On 4/15/2019 at 5:49 PM, Chris said:

Hi @sakis_s,

Thank you for contacting us. This functionality is already available for you from the Pulseway Manager -> Notifications -> Status tab.


I hope this helps.

Hi and thanks for your response. I've already tried this but it doesn't work. I've checked the box "send a notification when the computer is started with priority: Normal" but i get no notification when computer starts. Should i check any other box or change the priority? Thanks again for your help.

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Hi @sakis_s,

Please open the Pulseway WebApp (https://my.pulseway.com) -> Accounts -> Overview and make sure that notifications are not disabled for your account. Also check your devices section to see if your device has the access to the required systems.

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9 hours ago, Chris said:

Hi @sakis_s,


That did the trick Chris! Thank you so much for you help!

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