Enabling Toast Notifications in Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Server 2012

Users can choose to receive toast notifications by modifying PC Settings on the OfficeScan agent endpoint. OfficeScan requires that users enable toast notifications.

  1. Move the mouse pointer to the bottom right corner of the screen to display the Charms bar.
  2. Click Settings > Change PC Settings.

    The PC settings screen appears.

  3. Click Notifications.
  4. Under the Notifications section, set the following settings to On:

    • Show app notifications

    • Show app notifications on the lock screen (optional)

    • Play notification sounds (optional)

Parent topic: About Windows 8/8.1/10 and Windows Server 2012/2016