Meeting Management on Windows: Never Miss Again
ScreenSlap covers the screen for your Google Calendar event one minute before it. The alert stays on screen for 60 seconds with default sound turned on. MeetReady checks the camera and the microphone ahead of the event. With the early switch turned on, MeetReady can open two minutes before the event. Press Ctrl+Shift+M any time you want the camera and the microphone. You see the event name across the whole screen in front of you.
The corner toast
A Windows toast sits in the corner of the screen, where a busy person can miss it. One click on the toast clears it from the corner of the screen. A game or a presentation can cover the corner where that toast appears. Windows puts that toast on the primary display only, so work on a second screen can hide the meeting name. Do Not Disturb can silence toasts, including a meeting reminder you still needed.
A long desk session and a timer keep you in one window. Quiet hours on Windows 11 can leave the corner unread. The full-screen alert article stays with the ScreenSlap timing alone.
| What happens | Why the toast fails | What you lose |
|---|---|---|
| Easy to dismiss | One click removes the toast | The event name is gone from the corner |
| Covered by a full-screen app | A game or a presentation sits over the corner | You never see the toast |
| Another monitor | Windows draws the toast on the primary display | Work on a second screen can hide it |
| Easy to ignore | Nothing makes you look at the corner | The toast can sit there unread |
| Do Not Disturb | Windows hides toasts in that mode | A meeting reminder can be silenced |
ScreenSlap on the desktop
Connect the Google Calendar that actually holds the meetings, or the alert has nothing to show. Nothing appears for an event that lives on a calendar you never connected. The default warning time is one minute before the event. Sixty seconds on screen is long enough to read the event name. You still open your meeting link from the calendar or from your email.
Setup steps
- Download PeakFlow Setup 1.6.5 for Windows.
- That Windows installer for version 1.6.5 is a 134 MB file.
- Run the PeakFlow installer, then leave the ScreenSlap tool turned on.
- Connect the Google Calendar that stores the meetings you care about.
- Keep the default ScreenSlap warning at one minute before the event.
- Let the alert remain on screen for the default 60 seconds.
- The ScreenSlap alert sound is already on by default for you.
Calendar polling
ScreenSlap learns about events by polling the Google Calendar you connected. A meeting added at the last minute can miss the first poll. Do not expect an instant push from Google into the ScreenSlap alert. A late edit waits for the next poll of that connected calendar. The Google Calendar alert article compares this with Chrome and the Windows Calendar app.
PeakFlow for Windows
Download the PeakFlow installer for Windows to get ScreenSlap and MeetReady together.
MeetReady on Windows
MeetReady is the check for your camera and your microphone, not a second calendar. You turn on the early switch yourself inside MeetReady on Windows. MeetReady can then open two minutes before the event on your calendar. The same check is available from the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+M on Windows. With the early switch off, Ctrl+Shift+M still opens the camera and the microphone.
MeetReady steps
- Open MeetReady from the same PeakFlow installer on your Windows PC.
- Turn on the early switch inside MeetReady before the next event.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+M for an immediate look at the camera and microphone.
With the early switch turned on, MeetReady can open two minutes before the event. The ScreenSlap alert then follows one minute before it on screen. The camera article shows Zoom plus Teams plus Google Meet on Windows. Other keyboard shortcuts on Windows are collected in a companion article. The Hand Mirror comparison explains MeetReady for people coming from a Mac.
The installer
PeakFlow is six tools in one Windows installer, with each tool optional. There is no time limit on the free tools shipped in PeakFlow for Windows, and the download includes a 14-day Pro trial for you. The free tools ask for no account at all. They send no telemetry from your Windows PC back to PeakFlow. Other Windows apps are gathered in a roundup on this site. In Your Face is the Mac app people compare with ScreenSlap alerts.
More details
What calendar does the ScreenSlap alert use on a Windows PC?
ScreenSlap uses the Google Calendar you connect on that PC. It reads events from that calendar on a poll. An event on a calendar you never connected does not raise the alert.
How long does the ScreenSlap alert stay on the screen by default?
The default alert stays up for 60 seconds with sound on. The warning time is one minute before the event. You still open the meeting link yourself from the calendar or from email.
Can MeetReady open on its own before an event on Windows?
The early switch lets MeetReady open two minutes before the event. Ctrl+Shift+M opens the camera and the microphone on demand. Leave that early switch turned off inside MeetReady on Windows. The hotkey still works from the keyboard without that early open.
Does ScreenSlap show a new event the moment I save it?
A late edit waits for the next poll of the connected Google Calendar. ScreenSlap does not take an instant push from Google. Save the event a little early, ahead of that warning minute.
Do I have to run both ScreenSlap and MeetReady every day?
Each tool in PeakFlow can be turned off on its own. ScreenSlap shows the full-screen alert for the connected calendar. MeetReady checks the camera and the microphone on that PC.
What do I pay for PeakFlow on a home Windows PC?
The six tools have no time limit, no account, and no telemetry. A 14-day Pro trial is included with the download of PeakFlow. Pro is $6.99 per month, or $39.99 per year on the price page. The yearly figure is shown as $3.33 per month. The price to own one tool is $9.99 paid once. The price to own all six tools is $49.99 paid once.
Does the Windows installer for version 1.6.5 include only ScreenSlap?
That 134 MB installer for version 1.6.5 includes the six PeakFlow tools. You can turn ScreenSlap or MeetReady off without removing the rest.
ScreenSlap and MeetReady
The PeakFlow homepage describes the other four tools in the installer.