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title: "Application Alarms"
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description: "Configure SysTrack alarms for application errors, application hangs, and blue screens, and add an alarm for one application."
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canonical: "documentation.lakesidesoftware.com/application-alarms"
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# Application Alarms

Use the **Applications** category on the Roles page **Alarms** tab to configure alarms for application errors, application hangs, and blue screens. By default, these alarms are on, with **Notification** and **Action** set to **None**.

The **Applications** category is on the **Alarms** tab of a role (**Configure** > **System Configuration** > **Roles**). To turn these alarms on and change their time windows and profiles, see [Configure Alarms in a Role](/documentation/docs/configure-alarms-in-a-role).

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## Applications Alarms and Defaults

The **Applications** category has these alarms. They apply to all applications. The **Default** column shows the factory values. A role can change them.

| Alarm | Description | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Application Errors | Monitors the application error events that Windows logs when an application fails. | On. |
| Application Hangs | Monitors applications that stop responding. | On. |
| Blue Screen | Monitors blue screens, when Windows stops because of a critical system error. | On. |

## Add an Alarm for One Application

In addition to the alarms that apply to all applications, you can add an alarm for one application under **Application Errors** or **Application Hangs**. **Blue Screen** has no add icon.

1. In Configure, go to **System Configuration** > **Roles**, select the role, and click the **Alarms** tab.
2. Under **Applications**, on the **Application Errors** or **Application Hangs** row, click the add icon (tooltip **Add new child setting**). The **Add New Setting** dialog opens.
3. In **Name**, enter the file name of the application, for example `notepad.exe`.
4. Click **Create**. The application shows as a new row under **Application Errors** or **Application Hangs**.
5. Select or clear the check box of the new row. The new row has its own on or off setting, so the alarm is on or off for that application only.
6. Click **Save Changes** at the top right of the **Roles** page.