# Start computer remotely
**URL:** https://forums.powershell.org/t/start-computer-remotely/9667
**Category:** PowerShell Help
**Created:** [November 8, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/start-computer-remotely/9667 "2017-11-08T10:44:51Z")
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### Author:  [@emiltanev](https://forums.powershell.org/u/emiltanev)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/start-computer-remotely/9667/1 "2017-11-08T10:44:51Z")
Would there be a way to start (not restart) computers remotely?
I added the computers to TrustedHosts for remoting, and can restart them ( Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {Restart-Computer} ) but cannot start them from Power-Off.
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### Author:  [@csandfeld](https://forums.powershell.org/u/csandfeld)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/start-computer-remotely/9667/2 "2017-11-08T11:41:38Z")
Hi Emil,
Not out of the box (to my knowledge). You would need to either use Wake On LAN (WOL) or a call to your hardware vendors IPMI implementation or management system. So it all depends on your hardware I suppose.
I found this script to send WOL packets - I have not tested it though, so cannot vouch for its quallity:
[Send WOL packet using Powershell](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Send-WOL-packet-using-0638be7b)
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### Author:  [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/start-computer-remotely/9667/3 "2024-05-16T20:37:13Z")