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Check PC health and device readiness

Published: 2026-07-12 - Updated: 2026-07-13 - 9 min read - InkPlay Team

Use PC health signals to decide which stations are ready, offline, unhealthy, under maintenance, or unsafe to sell.

How do staff know whether a PC is ready for customers?

Staff can identify station readiness before assigning customers and can escalate unhealthy PCs instead of guessing.

Before you start

  • Agent PCs are installed and approved.
  • Staff can view PC health or device pages.
  • The branch has a process for maintenance stations.

Read readiness signals

PC health is a practical staff signal. It helps decide whether to sell a station, inspect it, or mark it for maintenance.

  • Check online/offline state before assigning the PC.
  • Review recent warnings or failed actions.
  • Compare health signals with customer reports.

Handle maintenance PCs

A problematic PC should not keep cycling through customers. Mark it, route customers elsewhere, and repair it when possible.

  • Do not sell stations that repeatedly fail startup or game launch.
  • Leave notes for the next staff member or technician.
  • Return the PC to normal only after a test session works.

Add health to opening routine

Checking PC health before opening reduces customer frustration and urgent support work later.

  • Review offline PCs before the first customers arrive.
  • Test any station that was repaired or updated.
  • Confirm enough PCs are ready for expected traffic.

Verify it worked

  • Staff can tell which PCs are safe to assign.
  • Maintenance PCs are not sold accidentally.
  • A repaired PC is tested before returning to live use.

Troubleshooting

A PC looks online but customers report problems.

Use Agent monitoring, process control, and a test session to confirm the actual player experience.

Many PCs show offline at once.

Check Controller service and branch network before troubleshooting each PC individually.

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