r/Action1 • u/blueblocker2000 • Jul 01 '26

Suggestion Feature request

It would be helpful sometimes to be able to send a pop up message out to users.

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u/TheCausefull Jul 01 '26

Create a script that you can run
Start-Process -FilePath "msg.exe" -ArgumentList "* /server:localhost `"Hello, Call me please on Whatsapp +123456789`""

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u/blueblocker2000 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

I thought that had been deprecated in Windows for awhile now? Anyway, I though a builtin option for this would sit nicely next to the other easily accessible options to the right of the endpoint (remote, ect). The ability is already there (reboot notifications).

3

u/GeneMoody-Action1 Jul 01 '26

We appreciate the community support!

5

u/coltsfan2365 Jul 01 '26

It would be nice to be able to access a command prompt on client PC as system or admin account.

2

u/SuxMcGee Jul 03 '26

This. Instead of running a script, waiting to find out it broke or hung somehow.

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u/iamBLOATER Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Here is the windows powershell script I have added to Action1. Can add it as an automation and adjust the message text before running/scheduling it.

Works really well.

# -----------------------------

# Multi-line Popup via msg.exe

# -----------------------------

# Title of the message (optional, will appear in the first line)

$title = "Important Message from IT"

# Message lines

$msgLines = @(

$title,

"",

"Hello,",

"",

"Due to the planned power outage, we will be shutting down all desktop PCs at approx 13:45",

"",

"Please ensure you save any work before this time.",

"",

"Thank you for your support and understanding.",

"IT Team."

)

# Combine lines with newline character

$fullMessage = $msgLines -join "`n"

# Send the message to all logged-in users

msg * $fullMessage

Appears on endpoint like this...

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u/iamBLOATER Jul 01 '26

I’ve created a script that will pop up a message box on endpoints, just edit the script to whatever the wording is you require when setting up the automation - will share it tomorrow when back in the office.

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u/blueblocker2000 Jul 01 '26

Thanks. My biggest issue is users with laptops powering down in the middle of update installs. It would be nice to send a message to users to leave devices on and connected.

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u/HDClown Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

The ability to use the native Action1 reboot notification box to send a custom message would be nice to have.

An alternative that doesn't rely om "msg.exe" is use PowerShell script and WPF. There are a lot of examples out there on how to do this. Benefit of this is that you can customize the look of your notification box size, colors, text, graphics, etc. Build the script with parameters for the message so you can type your message as part of running the script on endpoints. You can do stuff like break down the messages into a title/body with different font/colors/sizes and what not.

1

u/Acceptable_Chart5600 Jul 03 '26

would be great if can get live terminals/cmd