
The default behavior in response to WOL events has changed from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

Thus, your PC can be woken up by sending it a magic packet from another device on the network. After enabling Wake on LAN, your computer will detect this magic packet containing its MAC address and turn itself on. Typically, such an event is a specially constructed Ethernet packet.

The Wake on LAN (WOL) feature wakes a computer from a low- power state when a network adapter detects a WOL event such as a magic packet. In most cases this only applies to PCs connected by ethernet (WOL), not Wi-fi (WoWLAN). This tutorial will show you how to configure a PC so it can be woken from a sleep state by another PC or device over a LAN. How to Enable or Disable Wake on LAN (WOL) in Windows 10
