Wake on LAN (WoL) is a computer networking feature used to remotely wake (turn on) a device that is in sleep (low power) mode. The device’s network interface card (NIC) can cause the computer to wake up after receiving a special broadcast packet (magic packet) containing its MAC address. In this article, we will look at how to enable and use Wake on LAN on a Windows device.
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