Thanks Simric for your patience ... sounds pretty involved so will have a go at it tomorrow (its nearly midnight here).
I had a look at the bit about Magic Packets and it lost me after about 3...

Thanks for the reply ....
I have turned off the fast startup as suggested but no luck there.
Where do I find the Wi-Fi sharing feature? and as far as having the WOL feature enabled where and how do...

This is my 1st post so please be gentle :confused:. My computer knowledge is basic.
I have networked / home grouped my laptop and home desktop. The laptop runs Windows 8.1 and the desktop now runs...