Usually, though, you’ll find it under the networking or power-related options.

Then press and hold theShiftkey, and clickRestart.

If prompted, clickRestart Anyway.

a turn off button displaying on a computer in a dark room

DALL-E

Wait for your rig to restart into the Windows Recovery Environment.

UnderChoose an option, go toTroubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware parameters.

Then, clickRestart to enter UEFI (BIOS).

Windows 10 Login screen showing the power options

In the BIOS Setup Utility, initiate the Configuration tab.

Using the down arrow key, go to and selectS3/S4/S5 Wake On LAN.

Then, hit Enter and chooseEnabled.

Windows Recovery Environment showing the UEFI Firmware Settings option.

Finally, pressF10to save and exit setup.

We now need to configure the Ethernet adapter tweaks to switch on the Wake On Magic Packet option.

To start,bring up the equipment Manager.

HP Pavillion Gaming Laptop UEFI Firmware Setup Utility showing Configuration settings

Many remote control solutionscan wake up your PC.

However, we don’t need complete remote control to simply wake up a PC.

One of the easiest ways to do so is to use NirSoft’s free WakeMeOnLan tool.

Windows 11 Device Manager showing Network adapter properties for Ethernet

Your shortcuts are now ready to use.

A device manager dialog showing Ethernet Properties for Advanced options

A device manager dialog showing Ethernet Properties for power management

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Windows 11 Control Panel showing the Choose or customize a power plan screen

Windows 11 Control Panel showing shutdown setttings

NirSoft WakeMeOnLan Download Page

WakeMeOnLan utility main page

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