Does anyone know why when I use wake on lan it only works if I shutdown the computer through Start -> Shutdown, but if I use the shutdown -f command (as I do in a batch file after a system backup), the computer does not turn on through WOL. Is there some kind of prerequisite command that has to be done before the shutdown command?
Thanks for any input
Best Answer
You may be forcing drivers to shut down too quickly, leaving your hardware in a wonky state.
Try using
shutdown /s /t 0
instead, which is equivalent to Start > ShutdownNote:
/t 0
won't force the stop of any processes, but does tell it to shut down immediately.