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Windows Central published a tutorial about how to enable, use, and troubleshoot the Wake on LAN (WoL) feature on Windows 10. 



Do you need to wake up your PC remotely? Here's how on Windows 10.

Yes, you can wake up a computer remotely, and in this guide, we'll show you how to complete this task on Windows 10. On computing, Wake on LAN (WoL) is a networking standard protocol that provides the ability to configure a device to be started from a low power state using a special signal over the local network (also referred to as a magic packet). You can think of it as a remote power button to your computer. Usually, this feature comes in handy to maintain a connection to your computer to access files and applications while minimizing power usage since when not in use, you can put the device to sleep. 



Do you need to wake up your PC remotely? Here's how on Windows 10.