First published on TECHNET on Mar 01, 2017
We're happy to announce the addition of Wake on LAN support for Surface devices connected to wired local area networks with a Surface Ethernet Adapter or Surface Dock. With Wake on LAN, you can enable your docked or connected devices to be woken from Connected Standby, allowing for updates and maintenance during windows of opportunity outside of peak hours. Surface support for Wake on LAN allows you to leverage built-in Wake on LAN capabilities in management solutions such as System Center Configuration Manager to automatically perform such maintenance.
Wake on LAN support is provided through installation of the
SurfaceWOL.msi
package, available from the
Surface Tools for IT
page in the Microsoft Download Center. To install
SurfaceWOL.msi
, your Surface device must be running Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) or newer. The
SurfaceWOL.msi
package installs the Wake on LAN compatible driver for the Surface Ethernet Adapter and other compatible network devices, such as the Surface Dock and Surface Docking Station for Surface Pro 3, and modifies the required settings to allow Wake on LAN in Connected Standby.
You can read more about Wake on LAN support for Surface devices in the
Wake On LAN for Surface devices
article in the TechNet Library.
