How to Wake Up With Windows 8.1

How to Wake Up With Windows

Want Windows 8.1 to wake you up tomorrow morning? It can do just that, courtesy of its new Alarms app.

From the Start screen, click on the down arrow to switch to the Apps screen and select the tile for Alarms. You’ll see an alarm set for 7:15 a.m. for each weekday. To change that, click on the time. You can now alter the hour by moving the inner circle and the minutes by moving the outer circle. To repeat the same alarm, select the Repeats option and select the days you wish the alarm to go off. To set the alarm sound, select the Chimes item under Sound. You can choose Xylophone, Chords, Jingle, and Echo, among other sounds, and preview the sound before you pick it.

When you’re done, select the Save icon in the upper right corner, and your alarm will wake you up at the appointed hour. The Alarms app can also serve as a timer and a stopwatch.