Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Windows 10

RPerez007 · 20 Oct 2015

I resolved my issue by unplugging my USB cable from my UPS battery and restarting. Once I did this, airplane mode disappeared from my system.

I'm guessing something monitoring power levels caused Windows 10 (in my case, the UPS battery monitoring) to activate airplane mode. So if you don't have a UPS battery, do you have anything else that may report/monitor power levels on your system - maybe that's the cause of airplane mode being activated?

I hope Microsoft does an update soon to first see if device is a desktop PC before activating airplane mode. Or maybe ask first to activate - or default to ON. D-oh!

Hope this helps.

Brink · 20 Oct 2015

Interesting. Thank you for sharing your results Perez. :)

susychpstk · 25 Oct 2015

I tried all steps and avenues above to turn Airplane Mode OFF of my Dell PC (equipped with bluetooth/wifi), and Airplane Mode with Windows 10 is always on. Even when I try to click to slide it off, it still slides back to "on". I do not see the Airplane icon however, and also I don't notice any wifi connection issues with my computer as that's how I connect to the internet, so I guess I'll leave well enough alone. Just don't understand why it's always on and wont let me slide it to the off position.

Brink · 25 Oct 2015

Hello susychpstk, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)

You might also check to see if you may have a key on the keyboard that toggles Airplane Mode on/off.

smitty · 27 Mar 2016

hi,

is there a way to hide or remove this button from the action center?

Brink · 27 Mar 2016

Hello Smitty, :)

If you like, you could change your quick actions to not have "Airplane Mode" show in action center unless you expand the quick actions.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

smitty · 27 Mar 2016

thats not a bad idea, i would have to increase the number of quick actions from 4 to more in the registry, but thats not bad.

thanks Brink

Brink · 27 Mar 2016

You're welcome. I hope it'll serve as a good workaround.

andarot · 30 May 2016

Hi I have a Linx Windows 10 tablet - wh. has suddenly switched into Flight Mode.

In Settings, the Wifi section has disappeared, and none of the normally available wifi networks are visible or available anywhere on the tablet. Other devices see and connect to them fine. The Flight mode is registered as Off in Settings.

ANy ideas? {I vaguely remember a box coming up at some time recently about Windows Connect conflicting with something. Dunno if that's related]

Many thx if you can help

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