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I have a computer (desktop) that ran Windows 7 on it, until Friday, when I upgraded to Windows 8.

When my computer was turned off when I had Windows 7, the LAN lights on the Ethernet port were on. With Windows 8, I have lights; it's completely dark when my PC is off. Is this OK?

slhck
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Kyle
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Whether the ethernet LED stays on or off depends on your Operating System's and/or BIOS settings regarding Wake on LAN. If you have no interest in using this feature than you have not lost any functionality.

dset0x
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This is for windows 10

  1. Update network adapter driver

  2. Right Click This PC > Manage > Device Manager > Network Adapters > Double Clicked on motherboard network adapter > Advanced tab > Enable Shutdown Wake ON LAN

Hopefully, it will be turned on now and you will be good to go.

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Run the following command to do a hybrid shutdown (next time you startup your PC, a cold/slow boot would be done):

shutdown -s -t 0

Now, check if the LAN lights are on. If they are not, it is related to the incompatibility of Windows 8's fast startup feature with wake-on-lan. Check this link if you would like to disable it.

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Elmo
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Yes it's a bug in Window 7 and previous versions. Wake-on-LAN is only supposed to work from Hibernate and Sleep. Shutdown is supposed to completely power off everything including the NICs. Look for the artice on MSDN.

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  • This kinda sucks. If you took the time to add an answer, at least add the actual link - that's what we are here for. I think this might be it: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee617165(v=ws.10).aspx – Tom Granot Jul 30 '16 at 17:10