Waking Windows 10 machine outside of EPG update schedule

[itm2]

hmm,that's the exact opposite of how it's supposed to work..if all other wake on lan triggers are disabled, and only magic packet is set to wake, then only if you send the 'proper' wake on lan command [targeting that exact adapter hardware] will it wake the pc..nothing else should, and that should always wake it if set..
tho i hear win10 doesn't honor things you setup...lol

run powershell and type this into it.."Get-ScheduledTask | where {$_.settings.waketorun}"
to list other tasks scheduled to run..look for odd ones...
you may also have the 'update orchestrator' creating new scheduled wakes..TaskName is “Reboot” and is located in folder “\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\”.
Task Scheduler (Local) > Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > UpdateOrchestrator, and right-click on Reboot and click Properties: disable wake this task,etc..

oh and win10's 'wake on lan' app might be crap...may not be actually be sending 'magic packet' to wol...which is why it breaks when magic packet only is selected..
there are tons of small apps that can wol properly out there.

Here's the output from that Powershell command:
PS C:\Users\ianma> Get-ScheduledTask | where {$_.settings.waketorun}

TaskPath TaskName State
-------- -------- -----
\Microsoft\Windows\.NET Framework\ .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319... Disabled
\Microsoft\Windows\.NET Framework\ .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319... Disabled
\Microsoft\Windows\SharedPC\ Account Cleanup Disabled
\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\ Combined Scan Download Install Disabled
\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\ Reboot Disabled

I'm using the Wake On Lan app from the Windows Store, but I've also tried an older program called WOL Magic Packet Sender. Neither one works if I have the "magic packets only" option set on the NIC.

I've tried three NIC drivers:
- the one that got installed automatically when I installed Windows
- an updated version, obtained via the update driver option in Windows Device Manager
- the latest version downloaded from the Realtek site (this is what's currently installed)

[itm2]

it also may be your driver if a realtek network card..make sure it's the correct one for your specific hardware..newest not always best..
oh and turn off 'green ethernet'


what app are you using to do the wol?

A breakthrough! I disabled the Green Ethernet option as you suggested. I can now wake on lan using the WOL Magic Packet Sender program. The Wake On Lan app from the Windows Store still doesn't work, but what the hell - I now have a working solution.

Many thanks for all the help.