I just did a clean install of Windows 8 on my HTPC. That said, everything is working very well with one exception. I changed the settings on my NIC to wake the computer with ANY network activity vs. defaulting to magic packet only. I did this so that the Companion app could wake my computer over LAN as well as WAN. With this change, the behavior is as expected, however each time I reboot my computer, the NIC settings return to default and will only wake for a magic packet. Since this is a fresh install vs. an upgrade I'm confident it's not something I installed or changed from my end...
Ay ideas?
NIC settings return to default after reboot
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See if the network card chipset maker has drivers. If it is a realtek card or broadcom then download the correct driver directly from the manufacturer since the ones in windows update are not the best drivers for use.
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ahwman
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Thanks for the suggestion. I have a Realtek controller and interestingly enough there was an updated driver available on their site which I installed. That said however, after rebooting - the power management settings return to default as before. 
I'm starting to wonder if this is simply a Windows 8 bug...
I'm starting to wonder if this is simply a Windows 8 bug...
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See if your PC has the same settings in the BIOS
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