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Turn On & Off Your PC With Your Voice Using Alexa Skills
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
- I'm really lazy and I like being able to automate everything. Using a simple skill called WOL skill, I can use the built in 'wake on lan' function on my PC to let Alexa control turing on and off. This also works with routines.
* Go to the My Computer Icon, right click and go to properties.
* On the left click on Device Manager
* Find your physical network card under 'Network Interfaces'
* Right click and get the properties
* Under power management make sure all the options are ticked
* Under advanced, make sure wake on lan and magic packet are enabled.
* Next go to your network and internet settings and look for the 16 digit MAC address, this is the physical address of the card.
* Sign into www.wolskill.com with your Amazon details and add this MAC address giving the computer a name.
* Now you can add the WOL skill on the Alexa app, sign in with the same details and it will detect this PC as a smart device that Alexa can now control.
* Note: you may have to change BIOS settings on your PC to allow the network card to control powering on, if you're not sure about BIOS check with a PC expert.
** Use these instructions carefully as I accept no responsibility for changes or damages to your devices - Thanks **
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Literally just done this and while the tutorial is kinda old now it works great! one step closer to making my room voice enabled!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I could not figure it out - and then I found your tutorial. Straightforward, clear and easy to follow. I now have my computer all hooked up to Alexa. Thank you again!
works great (october 2020)
@Santino Finley I’m pretty sure this is a bot saying I have seen people say the same exact message
Is it life time free? Just wanna confirm
Usually, i don't like long videos, but this one i like because i know what I'm doing and what is going on. Thank you so much
Thanks for this!!! Got it going and started in under 20 minutes!! Stumbled on this channel in a search and don't regret it!
Glad to have helped out!
SOLUTION: To everyone who does have ASUS motherboard and still can't make it work after following all steps. You need to go in to the BIOS under Advanced/APM Configuration/Turn on PC by PCI-E and set it to Enabled and it will work!
Thanks so much for the comment, hope others find this really helpful! :D
I have a sus motherboard
woooooooow you just helped so much
you are a W my friend
Still doesn’t work.. rip
@@XerxesPlayZ yeah tf do we do now? It doesn’t work at all for me and I did this step afterwards
I tried searching for a tutorial in my native language which is spanish and i could only find a tutorial that was 30 minutes long and it dragged out so long as well as it added a ton of unnecessary apps..
Thankfully i found this video earlier today and the setup couldn't be easier, kudos to you because it was extremely simple and easy to do and it was nice knowing how the feature worked.
Thanks for the feedback :)
Pues yo no consigo encenderlo con el Amazon Echo, habilite la tarjeta de red, añadi la extension, me lo reconoce Alexa, pero cuando le ordeno encender el PC me contesta Vale, y ya esta, simplemente no lo enciende. ¿que estoy haciendo mal?
@@eduardofox3882 Asegúrate de habilitar la opción de wake on Lan en tu bios, busca si tu motherboard soporta la opción.
Si hiciste todo bien debería de funcionar, quizás revisa si el código Mac esta bien puesto y que no estas poniendo una tarjeta de red que no es.
This is under rated, dude THANK YOU
Thanks for the feedback :)
Hi guys, for those who have troubles turning on the pc while completely shut off, make sure you have tried the following steps:
1) enabled WOL from the control panel
2) enabled WOL from BIOS (you can find tutorials easily for your motherboard)
3) disabled the Fast Startup option
For the last step go to control panel > power options > choose what the power buttons do (from the left menu) > change settings that are currently unavailable and finally uncheck the "Turn on fast startup" option.
Hope it helps and btw great video Andy :)
Thanks, and thanks for posting!
I fucking love you.
I LOVE YOU
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Hi Marco, Where about's is enable WOL from control panel? I've done all the other steps but can't find this one? Thanks 🙂
Well done. I managed to set mine up to start via Alexa thanks to your instructions. Cheers mate.
perfect when you need something home at your PC and you can turn it on from office.
One of the things I use it for :)
Awesome! I tried following along with another video about a year ago, could never end up getting it working… finally got it setup properly with your video, thanks!
Great to hear!
I don’t have BIOS, I have the UEFI setup, which has nothing about WOL...
Edit: I figured it out, you just need to go to the advanced tab, ACPI configuration, then enable PCIE Devices Power On.
Nice and a good tip for others! Thanks for sharing and glad you got it sorted 👍
Holy shit thanks mate I would have never found it
much love 😮💨👍🏻
This is great. Finally got the wake on Lan skill to work. Now I can be out and about and if work needs me to send something from my pc and it's off I can turn it on and control it remotely! 😁
Andy, thank you for this information. I just realized that I could turn my PC on remotely. Found your video and it worked perfectly. I appreciate your posting :-)
Glad it helped
Thank you so much, it worked better than with ifttt! You rock!
Worked Perfectly. Thank you for the video. I have put my laptop in the "Gaming group" in the Alexa Group so everything power's up all at the same time! Nice ! :)
Nice!
Works like a charm Andy!! Thank you so much for this very helpful video.
WOL on the eithernetwork card? Does your compute need to be connected to a hub through an ethernet cable? Or will this work when your PC is wifi? thanks
I’m a little concerned about giving a website my MAC and Amazon account information. Has anyone had any problems/can verify the website is safe?
No problems so far, but no harm reaching out to the creator to see if he can answer any questions you might have. At least Amazon have allowed the skill so at least theres some potential accountability.
I feel the same way can you look into this more as for security I just bought a IR on off for my cube but I like this too
Great video man. Thanks. Gonna try this when my 3rd gen Echo arrives tomorrow. Can't wake.
Also, subbed.
Thanks 😊
WOL does work over apps or websites but the skill does nothing. Someone with the same situation or a fix?
yes same issue
@@jonathanlajoie3921 It works for me, what's the issue? I'll help if you need
Enable the skill on amazon account, make sure your WoL is enabled in BIOS and Windows (I assume it is), add your pc's mac address on the website and then the step I was forgetting to do was to ask alexa to "discover devices" (just need to say that once after adding to the wolskill website) . That's when my PC was detected and then I could say alexa turn on my pc and it worked fine
@@mohammedkahaf2428 I did everything, wolskill website, bios, discover device, I mean everything event flashing a custom firmware in my router. WOL work with apps. so its not my pc config and or router or bios. its not the website because its linked succesfully, its not the mac adresse also since its a copy paste from my router WOL feature. Alexa say okay when I ask her to open the pc. All I can see its the sonosbeam firmware doesn't allow WOL. ALL I see its the Wake on lan controller isn't supported by third party alexa device.
"Echo, RTX on"... *turns pc on* 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Nice tutorial, who new this feature would work with Alexa.
No it isn't over kill and yes it's extremely geeky and we love it
Thank you so much. I have a room set up so when I say "Alexa Start Game Room" my PC comes on and all my philips hue and racing simulator and the electric blinds drop thermostat sets tp 19 degrees (too hot with all the screens in the room) or in the Summer it turns the air con on owe and starts my play list 🤣 amazing time to be alive.
Nice set-up!
(June 2022) I can only turn off my Acer Predator by saying: "Alexa, turn off the computer" and when I said "Alexa, turn on my computer" it won't turn my computer on. I tried to follow your instructions to the letter, but the software in the Alexa App is different and my computer wont' let me access its BOIS.
Update: I had to take out the hardware I installed on my laptop and use the laptop alone to access its BOIS Settings. I enabled "Wake on LAN" and I can only turn the laptop off
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Some are pretty well buried or have slightly different names or descriptions, but most have the functionality.
Straight to the point, very useful and works perfectly. Good stuff 👍
This skill was working perfectly for me for months. Then, a couple of weeks ago, it just stopped. I did all the usual steps; went back to the beginning and made sure everything was enabled correctly. Checked the mac address, removed the skill and added it again. But the app just can't find my PC anymore. However, I can wake my PC with other wake on lan apps; it's just this skill that's stopped working.
Thats a weird one. It did happen to me once, and it turned out the skill had disconnected from the Alexa app, but it sounds like you may be having a different issue. My only thought is that something is blocking on the network, maybe a port on the router but its a long shot. Worth reaching out to the skills creator, his details are on the bottom of the wolskill.com website.
Same for me, did u find any solution?
Is there anyway to get it to sleep instead of shutdown? The creator won’t reply to emails or reddit etc
Not that I can find. I'm hoping that a future version of the Alexa app for windows might support this though
@@AndysTechLife Hi the developer got back to me and has updated it to be able to sleep the computer. Just needed to install the new updated version
@@maxbunnies How can you do it?
I’m so glad that you censored the a-word 🙏
Absolute legend man, cheers!
so I got it to work for turning my computer on from sleep mode, but it will not power on from off status and it also wont turn my pc off either and I did purchase the license. any ideas? thanks
Same Problem
I know the first time it didnt work for me I had to update the driver for my network card and then it worked. You might also check if theres a setting that allows the device to shut down the computer as I've seen this in some power settings and ensure this is enabled. Hope this helps. Seems like this isn't the most straightforward setup for some people.
@@AndysTechLife that didn't work for me
1. should i logout from wolskill website after setting up the info ?
2.In your video wolskill is showing Amazon id and a License no but for me it is only Amazon ID...why?
3. " Now you can add the WOL skill on the Alexa app, sign in with the same details and it will detect this PC as a smart device that Alexa can now control." .......... this Alexa app is installed where in my pc or in my phone?
It doesn't matter if you logout from the website when you're done adding PCs, however if you watch fully, you need to sign up for a licence and WOLskill ID to use the windows app. Wake on lan you can do without a licence, but to use the PC app which performs the shutdown you need a licence. It's once off and unlimited.
Thank you :), works brilliantly
Very good explanation of everything. Worked great.
Hardly any experience with PC’s and stuff like this, got an Alexa last month after getting a smart bulb in my room and being obsessed with seeing how many things I can turn on with my Alexa, got my Xbox working and can even launch games via Alexa even tho it’s easier to just use your controller but that’s not cool, and even got my pc working on it with this despite it being really old and basically useless at times
It gets a bit addictive trying to figure out what you can automate. :) I've done locks, heaters, every plug socket, fans, TVs and next thing is hopefully going to be window blinds. :) Have fun 👍
It's not working, everytime I ask to turn on my pc alexa says ok then nothing happens. And on the wake on lan app on my phone it just keeps saying PC woke even though it's off.
So check out some recent comments as there are some updates and bios options to try suggested by some people. Bare in mind this will only work on lan cards and if the wake on lan app doesn't work its most likely the local network or the PC setup.
A user called Neo Axelsson has some good suggestions in the comments...
I need help all it did was sag okay I tried the other mac addresses but it still doesnt work :
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Most common issues are:
* firewall blocking
* wrong mac address on website
* lan card needs updating
OMG THIS IT THE BEST THING EVER I LOVE IT I JUST HAD TO DO SOME BIOS CHANGES BUT ITS SUPER
Happy to help :)
Thanks for making this video, didn't underexplain nor overexplain, a great video
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the video!! I can only get it to work when my PC is sleeping, not shut down (which is better than I had it before) which is a little frustrating... any thoughts?
Sounds like there's a setting that is telling the network card to fully switch off when you power the PC off. You might check power settings and see if there's an option to allow or prevent the PC from turning off the network card. Check out some of the other comments here too as there are a few things to try depending on your particular setup.
So I wanna put this here for anyone in need of a bit of help getting this all set up, I was almost ready to join the handful of the comment section asking for help because it just wasn't working no matter what I did. Until I noticed something odd about my ethernet driver itself, it was last updated in 2015 and was all up to date which led me to realize it's nothing to do with my hardware and all to do with my software. I spent probably an hr and a half trying to trouble shoot and ended up fixing it by doing these 2 simple steps, starting with going into your bios clicking advanced and making sure you actually have WOL enabled. Many people still complain after this that they still don't see it which was my personal experience until I installed a recent version + update of my driver, now I can see the power management tab and all the stuff under devices that wasn't there prior to the reinstallation. (Note that you wanna make sure you uninstall the outdated driver before the reinstallation just make sure you download the correct version first or you won't have any internet.) Hope this helps someone in need!
Thanks so much for sharing your tips!
very clair and details are So helpfull thanksss !!
It doesn't work :( I tried with other wake on lan app and worked perfectly, but when I try with alexa just nope. Can anybody help me?
Sorry If I have a bad English but Im spanish btw
Check out some of the comments on the video. Most likely causes are: Incorrect MAC address used, firewall blocking, or incorrect settings for wake on LAN. I would check the MAC address first.
For some reason this is not working for me, I did triple check everything, my MAC is right, I tried multiple names for the PC, the PC is showing in my devices in Alexa app, I did re do it couple of times in different orders, in the bios wake op on lan is enabled, it is the right lan card because it is the only one I have and I did quadruple check that my PC is using that card to connect to the internet, even in the bios the MAC was the same as the one on wolskill, account is showing as linked with green color and still when I tell alexa to start it with no matter what what "switch on my" or "turn on the" she says "OK" and nothing happens...
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Some are pretty well buried or have slightly different names or descriptions, but most have the functionality.
@@AndysTechLife Ok, your answer made me search again to maybe find why it didn't work and I found it and fixed it! The issue was that in the BIOS of ASUS mobos(B360 Asus ROG STRIX F-Gaming is mine) there is a setting "Power on PC by PCI-E" which have to be enabled, and now it works perfectly. Maybe you can communicate that some other users aswell, it is in the Advanced/APM Configuration/Power on PC by PCI-E - Enabled, thank you.
Works on ASUS laptop 05.06.2022. Turned off "fast start" as recommended in comments.
Why would I NOT have that power mgmt tab on the adapter properties?
Might be the driver or if its not an integrated card it may not support power control. Best to Google your particular lan card.
Does this work if you’re using and Ethernet cable? My pc has bluetooth but no wireless Wi-Fi
Hey there, this only works with ethernet as WiFi switches off and disconnects from the network when powered off so can't listen for the wake command.
Amazing ! I really want it. Just buyed echo dot right now thanks to amazon prime day. I can't wait to setup it and turn my PC on with alexa commands
Whenever I go to Games and Skills (thats what I see) It just shows a list of skills. Doesnt bring me to the search bar to search. Any way to fix this?
There should be a search icon, like a magnifying glass on the top right in the discover tab. If not I'd suggest uodatjng the app, and if needs be reaching out to Amazon support.
You probably won't see this but if possible can you help me? I tried doing this on Windows 11 and my network adapter doesn't seem to see the auto wake feature
Best thing is to Google your own PC and the make and model of the network adapter as different bios and chipsets will have different settings and ways to setup wake on lan. Remember that this will only work on wired (LAN) network adapters and you will probably need to check settings in your bios and update the drivers for the network card before this will work.
This video was incredibly helpful. Found after going through several wolskill videos but couldn't get turning on to work. Your vid was so thorough now it works like a charm
Just came across this tutorial, doesn't seem to be working for me. Does this require an Ethernet connection?
Yes only works on ethernet as WiFi doesn't remain connected when powered off.
works really well nice one
I can’t turn desktop off I can’t turn on how do I fix this
Could be a few things to be honest. You could try the following, but each machine is slightly different so it's really trial and error. Best bet is to Google search wake on lan for your specific PC and see if theres any particular settings you need.
* update the driver for the network card
* check that WOL is enabled in the bios
* disable any firewalls temporarily
Just before I do this, can someone please respond to me if I can complete the wake up on LAN step and still ber able to turn on my computer using the built in power button? Or will I only be able to control power with Alexa
Power options will still work as normal assuming there's no weird settings in your BIOS that disable the physical button. But I've never seen that before myself.
I've done everything and have gotten as far as getting my pc to turn off through Alexa but it won't turn on either while shut down or sleeping. Please help!
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Most common issues are:
* firewall blocking
* wrong mac address on website
* lan card needs updating
Does this work if my PC is not connected to a physical ethernet? I have onboard wifi on my motherboard and that is how I connect my PC to the internet so wondering if this will actually work for tht?
No unfortunately not as the WiFi doesn't stay connected to the network once powered off whereas the ethernet does. So the WiFi won't listen for the wake command. :(
Idk for other people but in my main PC the WoL skill works fine! I say, "Alexa, turn on the PC" and with a Echo Plug for the Monitor and the ethernet and skill for the main PC, all set-up now it's On, thank u so much! Now I want to turn all OFF with the voice, and I dont know if paying for will work fine tbh xD Idk why i think that, But great video, works for me at 10/24/2020.
The switching off seems to give people less issues as it is just an app that sits and waits for a command and tells Windows to shutdown, if you do decide to buy it the only thing is to make sure you let it through your firewall. :)
1. The network cable should be connected ?
2. It will work if my Mac code is just 12 digits?
3. Normally now "my laptop" is shown on the device lists, but it's not responsive.
1. Yes will only work with network cable not via laptop.
2. MAC addresses are generally 12 digits with : between each pair of 2.
3. Don't understand that last one tbh. But this will work with any wired device as long as the bios and card support Wake On Lan
@@AndysTechLife It works for switching it off, but not ON... I've done the steps correctly
so, how do you turn off the pc if this only turns it on? I cannot open it using this if I manually shut down my pc.
For turning off you need to install the windows app and setup a licence etc.
If your PC is not coming back on after a manual shutdown you'll need to check that your bios is still waiting for a wake on lan request if shut down and not just if it goes to sleep.
The exact setup varies from PC to PC so best to google your own machine/ bios, but a good way to test is with a free wake on lan app on your phone.
october 31 2021!! thanks man!
Nice tutorial , easy to follow step by step ❤️
Glad you liked it
easy tutorial thank you very much
Nice job - very helpful vid
my WIFI is built in with my motherboard would it still work and if not can i use ethernet
Has to be wired ethernet since when the PC shuts off the WiFi card can't operate or authenticate with the network, whereas LAN cable keep the network card alive and connected.
Thanks for this video Andy! Quick question:
- Can this work over Wifi? Or does the PC have to be connected directly to the router via ethernet cable?
No afraid not. Since the WiFi card is off and doesn't remain connected to the network it can't listen to the wake command so only works on LAN
@@AndysTechLife Hi Andy, thanks for the quick reply. It works for me over Wi-Fi, I can shut down the PC and also turn it on. However, I can only wake it up if it's in Sleep or Hibernate. Cannot wake it up when fully shutdown. I checked the BIOS and windows for anything turning off the network card but with no avail.
thanks you so much ❤️
Thanks for the vid! I was able to get it to turn on and off my computer. but how do you control your monitor to turn on also? right now, I have dual monitors plugged into a smart plug, Alexa routine to turn them both on and off, but when turning on with the routine my screens stay black until I move my mouse. any ideas to fix that?
This might rely on the monitor settings tbh. Some monitors which support CEC have settings that will automatically turn on when they receive a HDMI signal so you might see if your monitor supports that.
Is there a US version of the app? I'd like to buy the license but its only in euros and not USD. Did anyone find a solution to this?
The skill should work anywhere as it's available globally. Try installing the skill in Alexa app first and if this works you should be able to buy the licence. Its called Wake On Lan by Oscar Penelo. Its charged in Euro but your credit card should convert this to dollars when you pay. The currency doesn't matter.
Plz help. ive gone through several tutorials with the same thing being said and while ive done everything, my pc isnt being picked up on the alexa app :(
So first and foremost, you need to ensure that the WOLskill website has the correct MAC address for your PC before anything will be detected in the Alexa app. Try a free WOL app on your phone to see if WOL is working on your PC, this will also give you the correct MAC address.
Once you've confirmed this try reinstalling the WOLSkill skill in the Alexa app, making sure you login with the same details on both the skill and the WOLskill website, so the order should be:
Website->skill->Alexa App
Hope this helps.
@@AndysTechLife got alexa to turn on my pc but not turn it off. not sure why it wont turn off but this helped
For off, you might need to make an exception on the Wolskill PC applet to get through windows firewall / defender so it can listen for the switch off request.
I do not have a Realtek PCIe under the Network adapters pleasssse help!!!
Best thing is to Google your own PC as different bios and chipsets will have different settings and ways to get in. Your Network card could be called something else depending on the hardware and boards in the device. Bare in mind, this will only work for wired LAN cards, not Wifi, so you have to find your own particular network card and follow the rest of the steps. There's no one route I can give for every PC as each motherboard and chipset is slightly different so best to Google how to for your own PC.
I used a Gosund mini smart plug as power on/off switch for my PC. All you have to do is press the power on switch on your phone app, but have to enable the power management on the bios setup.
Sounds good, but do you have issues with windows not shutting down properly when you turn off?
@@AndysTechLife No. It worked normally. I couldn’t power on/off with Alexa Echo for some reason, even though it was added to my device on Alexa app
Thankyou it worked for me
I did everything and it works, I can get Alexa to turn pc off, because I paid for the license but I can't get Alexa to turn it back on.
It completely shuts off, even after I downloaded the desktop app and check the box that says sleep. It doesn't put the desktop into sleep mode it shuts it off completely.
What do I do, how do I get it to turn on? I can only get it to turn off
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. This will let you know if you have the bios and network card settings correct.
Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Most common issues are:
* firewall blocking
* wrong mac address on website
* lan card needs updating
* BIOS settings incorrect
* Not using a wired lan card or incorrect WOL settings on the card.
@@AndysTechLife i have it connected to an ethernet cord. i went through the information with the alexa skill and the wol app.
Alienware Bios doesn't show the information tht you mentioned so i dont know what to do there.
but it seems to work, but only in turning off. on the computer i clicked the wol skill app and checked the SLeep box but when i tell alexa to turn off pc she keeps completely shutting it down instead of putting it into sleep mode.
How do i get it to stop completely shutting down and isntead enter sleep??
Hey man when I tell Alexa to turn on PC she says ok but it doesn't turn on any fixed?
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Most common issues are:
* firewall blocking
* wrong mac address on website
* lan card needs updating
Thanks It Works (October 31st 2020)
Great, thanks for letting everyone know :)
@@AndysTechLife Its November 11 and it does not work
Thanks for the tips , I only can turn off the PC neither turn it on or sleep , any thoughts
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Most common issues are:
* firewall blocking
* wrong mac address on website
* lan card needs updating
Thank you I appreciate it!
Is this possible just by using my phone and speak the command to it, or do I need to specifically buy an Amazon Echo Dot for this to work? 😁
Unfortunately there needs to be a device on the network. You could probably just use a wake on lan app on the phone to do the same thing, but this will only work when you're connected to the same network, so on your own WiFi. At least with the physical echo I can do this even when I'm not home.
@AndysTechLife thank you very much for your answer, that really clarified both situations and applications of this 😁
Hi Andy, this is awesome thank you, however can I ask how long it took for your license to come through? I just bought one to turn it off but checking my emails and nothing is there. Cheers
Can't remember to be honest how long it took, but it wasn't instant, think it might have been a couple of hours. No harm checking your spam filters too just incase it came in and went into a junk folder.
I think once you've paid you can login to the wol website and it will display your licence too. The website shows your licence key and serial number once activated.
@@AndysTechLife cheers it came through after a few hours on the account.. Thanks again and I have subscribed... Great content!
Thanks! Glad you got it sorted and appreciate the feedback :)
I enabled the skill on the app and went through all the steps yet it is still not powering on my PC. Can someone please help!
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Most common issues are:
* firewall blocking
* wrong mac address on website
* lan card needs updating
dude your a g ty ty ty so much had to spend €12 tho haha but anyways thankssss
Hey Andy, the skill works perfectly to turn on my pc but when i say turn off to alexa it does nothing. the app has my licese but says disconnected. Could you help me with this issue?
I found this happens if there's a space at the end of the licence key when copying and pasting, so check there's no blank space. Also check if the WOL app on windows can get through any firewall you have setup as it may not be able to verify the licence. If this does not work you should reach out to the developer, his contact details are on. The bottom of the site.
@@AndysTechLife Thank u so much, it worked!
What about Google assistant how would you do that?
Will look into it. Havent found a way yet. :)
Pretty sure there is a way but I'll let you know.
Found a way, but its really complicated and needs, IFTTT, your phone, and an android app, so im going to see if there's an easier way. If not ill do a video going through the steps anyway.
I think a video would be great! I don't seem to find any on Google assistance and could help lots of lazy People!
Just FYI, got around to doing a video about this (very briefly) ruclips.net/video/tK89BYhRy5o/видео.html
Thanks for the video! I was really excited to try all this with my new Echo. I followed every step and nothing worked... I have a hunch that my Ubiquiti Unify setup might complicate things as I have multiple MAC addresses for my setup... do you happen to know how to get this to work?
Not really familiar with the Ubiquiti Unify network setup tbh, but there should still be only 1 mac address for the lan card on you PC. The mac address is the hardware address so you need to find the one for your wired network card on the pc itself as this doesn't work via WiFi. Best thing is to get a free wake on lan app for your phone and use that to find and test the right mac address and check the setup is correct on your PC
@@AndysTechLife Yes, I found the 1 MAC address for my LAN card, but before that MAC address is my switch which has a different MAC address, and before THAT is a gateway which has ANOTHER MAC address. So the order goes Gateway MAC >> Switch MAC >> LAN MAC.. too much of a networking noob to try and get this =/
You shouldn't need any of those tbh. The wake on lan command will go straight to the mac address of the PC. As long as all the devices are on the same network the echo should see and be able to talk to the MAC of the PC. Don't over complicate it by worrying about other devices. Best option is to start by getting wake on lan working from the phone app and work from there.
@@AndysTechLife Thanks! I'll give it a shot and see if it works
I’d like to buy the premium version but they won’t accept my card 🤷♂️
That's really weird! Worth reaching out to the creator at: info@oscarpenelo.com
@@AndysTechLife had to get a virtual second card after some hassle, fraud prevention was screaming at wolskil
The wol app on the computer asks for an Amazon ID.. what is an amazon ID?
Amazon ID is given to you when you sign up through the WOLskill website. You need to sign up for a licence to use the PC app and once you do this then the website will give you your amazon ID and license key.
Any way to do it when computer is not connected to the internet ?
No, you'll need to be connected as the request goes through the server for the Alexa skill. You can probably find a WOL app that works locally but it would only wake and wouldn't shut down. Also the PC must be wired LAN
Super helpful! Thanks!! (December 2020)
Thanks for the feedback!
Help I am on hp laptop and I want to do the bios settings what I have to do?
If its Windows 10 you might be able to restart into recovery mode which will let you get into the bios if the PC has a UEFI bios. Instructions below. If not you'll have to google how to get into the bios for your specific laptop.
2 notes:
This may not work on all laptops and be careful changing settings in there as you can do harm to the laptop. So do this at your own risk.
This wake on lan probably won't work with a laptop as it only works with Lan cards and not WiFi carfs and you'd need to have power coming into the laptop and a network cable connected all the time.
Restarting into bios from Windows 10:
Navigate to settings. You can get there by clicking the gear icon on the Start menu.
Select Update & security.
Select Recovery from the left menu.
Click Restart Now under Advanced startup.
Click Troubleshoot.
Click Advanced options.
Select UEFI Firmware Settings.
Set it up everything worked but one problem, my machine is waking up at 12 AM GMT that is 5:30 AM indian standard time. How do I get rid off this spurious wake up?
The only thing I can think of here is that there may be an auto power on setting in the bios or setting of the card which is triggering at that time. I'd check the bios first as some have the option to auto on at a selected time. The Alexa stuff shouldn't be doing this unless you've created some routine to do this at that time.
@@AndysTechLife Thanks for the reply, I haven't set up any routine for the wakeup. BIOS also I could find only one option that is to toggle WOL feature, there aren't any time based wake up settings.
Not sure what would be causing this then. Maybe try disabling the Alexa skill and see if it still triggers, if it does you know its the PC that's the issue so its setting somewhere, if not it may be a glitch with the skill.
@@AndysTechLife Actually I have switched off the echo device itself. Let me see. Also I have dual boot machine, wondering if there is a Windows update being attempted at 12AM GMT.
Hi . I have done exactly as described in the video but it doesn't work . Alexa says okay when I tell her to turn on but nothing happens . Checked the bios and device manager as well . The device is showing on my Alexa app . Can you suggest what to do next .
Best thing is to use a free wake on lan app from your phone to check its setup correctly. Each PC has slightly different BIOS and lan card settings so best to Google your own setup as there's no way to troubleshoot each specific configuration.
Remember this doesn't work with WiFi cards, only wired lan, and not all motherboards will support so best to Google your card and board to see if there's specific settings for your hardware.
Most common issues are:
* firewall blocking
* wrong mac address on website
* lan card needs updating
I take it the PC has to be a wired ethernet? got a a cheap usb wifi adapter and doesnt work.
Yup, won't work through WiFi since most PCs turn off the WiFi card when powered off, plus the WiFi would have to keep an active connection to your network so this won't work I'm afraid.
Brilliant so far just carnt seem to tick only allow magic packet to wake the computer /power management
Had the same issue myself first time around and only seemed to let me after 2 updates of the driver for my network card. Try and see if there's any windows updates first then try updating the network card driver in the properties. Hope this helps
Thanks! Very helpful! Works great after some BIOS tweaking. Dec 2020.
Good to hear. Thanks for the feedback!
Sorry where in the bios settings do I change it
thanks for the info help alot!
Thanks! It works when i turn it on but when I say turn off it wouldn't. Any fix?
Generally either the windows app installed on your PC needs firewall access to listen for the turn off command, or the license and key from the Wolskill website are incorrect. these are the most common causes of the 'off' command not working.
@@AndysTechLife what would be the name in the firewall to be enabled?
Funnily enough I couldn't find it in the allowed list on my 'allow through firewall option' in windows, so this may not be an issue. I've added it manually by adding a new app through the firewall and adding wolskill.exe from the folder its sitting in. I'd suggest try reinstalling the windows app and ensuring that it says that your license key and ID are correct and it shows up as connected. If this is all correct you should be good to go.
hey, great tutorial by the way, one quick question, i have this setup for my windows 10 pc with a realtek pci lan card, but it will only work if the pc is in standby ? doesn't work from full shutdown .. any suggestions ? thanks in advance
Seem like other people are having the same issue. I'd try updating the driver and seeing if you can get it to work with a free wake on lan app from the phone, but I have seen people say some cards just won't work. Check out some of the other comments as I think this is bring discussed I them.
hiya mate, class video thanks very much, however i have an issue being that under my network adapters i dont have a realtek pcie gbe family controller, only the WAN miniports, any suggestions on what to do? thanks.
So this will only work with wired Lan cards so if you can figure out the lan adaptor you have the setup should be very similar. Best to Google your own PC as you might find what to look for.