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Living room television on a white media console

20 minA few steps

From the desk to the TV

Run a second HDMI cable, get Bluetooth into the living room, start warmUP with Windows, and jump to the TV with one controller combo.

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White gaming PC tower with the side panel off

25 minBIOS + iPhone

Wake and sleep the PC from iPhone

Wake Me Up sends a magic packet so the tower comes out of sleep. A Siri Shortcut SSHs in and runs SleepPC to put it back. BIOS and Windows have to allow both.

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Black glass PC tower with blue RGB lighting on a desk

25 minBIOS + Android

Wake and sleep the PC from Android

WolOn sends a magic packet so the tower comes out of sleep. ConnectBot SSHs in and runs SleepPC to put it back. Both apps are free. BIOS and Windows have to allow both.

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