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No alarm sound after PC is woken up from sleep by it, until I log in
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/no-application-sound-on-lock-screen-after-wakeup/e5e3a73f-12e0-47e6-a131-f68be105934d.
After updating from 1511 to 1903, I found out that the https://freealarmclocksoftware.com/ wakes up the PC as it did before, but doesn't make any sound until I sign in with my password. I assume the workaround would be to disable "require password after waking up", but I'd rather avoid doing that for security purposes.
I'm ready to use any available alternatives; I need multiple recurring alarms with volume control and ability to wake up PC from sleep automatically.
What are the ways I could diagnose the issue?
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- Check Windows Audio service status before login
- Review Event Viewer (System/Application) for wake-up and audio errors
- Schedule a Task-Scheduler job (Run whether user is logged on) at “On workstation unlock” or “On an event: Kernel-Power” to play a test .wav
- From SYSTEM context, run PowerShell’s [console] PlaySound on wake to see if audio works without user session
- In Settings → Privacy → Lock screen, enable “Allow apps to play audio when screen is locked”
- Use Process Explorer/ProcMon to trace Free AlarmClock’s audio calls and session ID.
- Test on a clean user profile to rule out profile-specific policies
