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Old May 26th 18, 08:27 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Terry Pinnell[_3_]
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Default Displaying due iOS reminder on PC?

Peter Kozlov wrote:

On Fri, 25 May 2018 09:47:01 +0100, Terry Pinnell
wrote:

Peter Kozlov wrote:

On May 23, 2018, Terry Pinnell wrote
(in ):

Chris wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Chris wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Arguably OT but I'm guessing there must be other iPhone users here,
so...

I can enter Reminders and Calendar events on my iPhone, iPad or my Win
10 PC. They are ?synced? in the sense that they all appear in the lists
on all three computers. But how do I get the alert message to pop up on
my Win 10 PC when due please? After much research I?m frustrated that
I?ve still not found a solution.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

What calendaring system are you using to share between the different
devices? I use Google calendars and am able to get notifications across
many devices, although not tried windows 10 yet.

Apple's iCloud Calendar and iCloud Reminder apps installed on all.

Ok. So the settings you showed elsethread are windows' own calendaring
systems. They won't change anything, as you're finding out. You need to
check the settings for icloud on your windows machine. I don't use icloud
so can't help on the specifics I'm afraid.

Thanks, that explains my confusion.

Still hoping to hear from someone who has it up and working.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Hi Terry,

Just tested a calendar event created with Fantastical 2 on my iPhone. Asked
for a 5 minute before the event reminder. This did indeed pop up as desired
on Windows. Check those settings I mention. Works fine over here.


Hi Peter,

Thanks for those three replies, pleased to have you on the case!

However, I'm not really clear I understand some of your questions.

"I use iCloud and have Windows 10 synced with my iCloud account as well.
I didn’t notice about the past due popup as most of the time I use a
MacBook. I get past due popups on my Mac all the time."

So you're using a Windows PC and a Mac? I would expect no problems using
iCloud entirely on Apple computers. I guess we need to confine the
discussion to your experience on your Win 10 PC.


I use both a Windows 10 PC and a MacBook. I have an iPad Pro and an
iPhone 7 Plus. On that iPhone and on the Mac I used Fantastical 2
which interfaces with Apple's Calendar and Reminders.

If I create a calendar event and I ask that event to popup a message 5
minutes before the event it will do so on my Windows 10 PC as well as
my Mac.

What's running on the Windows 10 PC?

I am using the built in Mail app that came with Windows 10. I am not
using Outlook. There are settings you should check in two places:

1. All Settings System Notifications & Actions:
In there you will see a heading labeled as follows:


Get Notifications from these senders.

There will be a lot of these. Look for Calendar and make sure it is
set to ON.


Yes. (That's Window's own 'Calendar', not Apple's 'Calendar'. I know
that's what you mean from the subsequent context, but it's an ambiguity
found throughout most of the stuff I've researched, and contributes to
my confusion!)

2. Open your calendar and select:


Settings Manage Accounts iCloud Options for Syncing your
content.


OK, this is clearly where the going gets hard. I've been through this
area several times over recent weeks in an unsuccessful attempt to fix
the annoying notification that pops up randomly saying 'Your iCloud
settings are out of date'.

Here's what I see after Settings Manage Accounts:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ickxdmw10n...dar-1.jpg?dl=0

Selecting iCloud gives two options:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r40nibs59a...Cloud.jpg?dl=0

Respective results for each of those:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5mm7o25sbn...unt-1.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zrxln41nif...ngs-1.jpg?dl=0

So I'll pause here as I can't proceed confidently with your further
instructions.

Much appreciate your patient help!


And make sure you have a schedule set to sync your calendar.
I use every 15 minutes.

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"You setup a one-time iCloud password for use in Windows 10 for your
email account, which should setup the calendar on Windows 10."

But as mentioned up-thread, I don't use Outlook or other calendars. (My
email and newsgroup reader is Forte's Agent.) But I do *have* Outlook
and GMail accounts, set up years ago. So if it's a possible way to solve
my problem I would willingly experiment with my Outlook account, even
though I never use it to receive or send email.


You need to setup the Windows 10 calendar with iCloud so that the
iCloud events and such will be feed into Windows 10. Here is how to do
that:

1. Go to iCloud.com
2. Log in, which might require 2-factor authentication
3. Choose the Settings icon
4. Select Manage ID
5. Select Generate App-Specific Passwords.
6. Fill in a reminder name, like "My Windows PC"

A password will be created. Copy that password.

7. In windows 10, go to the mail app.
8. Choose Accounts Manage Accounts Add Account
9. Choose iCloud
10. Type in your name, your iCloud email address and then paste in
that app-specific password you created in step 6.

This will create an email / calendar / contacts sync between iCloud on
Windows 10 without needing Outlook.

Could you step me through exactly what you did to create this 'one-time
iCloud password' please. Why would that not affect my *existing* iCloud
password (my 'Apple' password)?

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See above.

"Are you on the latest Windows 10 which I think is now 1803?"

Yes, I updated yesterday to 1803 (17134.48)


Perfect!

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"Do you get the Windows 10 notifications from Calendar on other
calendar’s, like from Outlook.com?"


I have not tried that. I just use iCloud if I am going to use the web,
since iCloud is my mail.

I don't use any other calendars. I'm confused enough with *one*!


Yeah I hear ya. I ended up using iCloud as my Calendar, Notes,
Contacts, etc because I mostly use the Mac. I use both but if I had to
pick ONE computer it would be the Mac.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

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