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How to Enable/Disable Wake on LAN in Windows 11
You can enable wake on LAN on Windows 11 with one command
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Wake-on-LAN is a networking feature on Windows 11, and with it, you can remotely wake up your PC from hibernation or sleep mode.
Although it’s not used often by casual users, this feature is incredibly useful to network administrators and advanced users who work with wired networks, and today we’re going to show you how to set it up.
How do I know if my computer supports Wake-on-LAN?
While most Ethernet adapters support the wake-on LAN feature via the Ethernet cable, this feature isn’t usually available on wireless adapters. If you want to use it with a Wi-Fi adapter, make sure that it has the Wake-on-Wireless-LAN or Wake-on-WLAN feature.
How do I enable Wake on LAN on my PC?
1. Configure BIOS
2. Change the network adapter settings
3. Use the command line
How do I turn off Wake on LAN on Windows 11?
To disable Wake on LAN on Windows 11, you just need to follow the same steps from above, but this time disable all settings that mention this feature.
You can do it also do it quickly with the command line:
Why is Wake-on-LAN not working in Windows 11?
Wake on LAN on Windows 11 is easy to setup and you’ll use it if you’re a network administrator or a PC enthusiast, however, issues such as alaptop waking on its ownorWi-Fi disconnects after sleep modecan appear if you don’t configure it properly.
Have you ever used this feature before? Let us know in the comments section.
More about the topics:sleep mode issues,Windows 11 guides
Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
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