Windows 10: Jan 2023: Can't turn off airplane mode after recent update

Hey,I see this comes up from time to time. Tried a bunch of options from previous years, nothing has changed. I'm on Win 10. Airplane mode is stuck on and greyed out. The last WIN update was 5 days ago. What is the solution? Thanks.

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WINDOWS 10 AIRPLANE MODE AUTOMATICALLY TURNS

Hello,



Sorry for the delay in response.

Let us try the following steps, and check if it helps.



Step 1:

You can turn off aero plane mode from setting and check if it helps:

1. Go to settings.

2. Click on network.

3. Select flight mode and toggle to disable it.

4. After you tap or click the toggle to turn Airplane mode on or off, it can take your PC a few seconds to turn each wireless device on or off.



Step 2:

Try to Turn off Airplane Mode in Action Center and check the status.

1. Press Windows keys +A to open action center.

2. Click tap on airplane mode quick action button to toggle it on or off.



Step 3:

Try to turn off Airplane Mode in Network Notification Area Icon and check if that helps.

1. Click on network icon on the task bar.

2. Click/tap on aero plane icon to toggle it on or off.



Step 4:

If issue still persists, I suggest you to update the Wireless network drivers once again and check if it helps.

• 
  Press Windows + X key together and select
  Device Manager.
  
• 
  Locate the Network adapter and expand the driver icon.
  
• 
  Look for Wireless driver and then right click and click on Update driver.
  

Hope it helps.



Let us know the status, we are glad to assist you further.

 

Can't turn off airplane mode

Hi Robert,

Turning off Airplane mode should be done by one click/tap. However, for us to isolate the concern, can you provide us the answers to these questions:

• Are you using a computer or mobile phone?
• What do you mean by "can't turn off airplane mode"?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried to resolve the concern?
• Were there any changes made on your device prior to the issue?

If you're using a computer, we suggest that you check the answer of
George JeffryChilders on August 24, 2015 in this
link. There are 381 people that were helped by his answer.

We're looking forward to your response.

 

Turn airplane mode off

Hi Nina,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. Let me assist you.

I suggest you to try the below steps to turn off the Airplane mode on your
Windows 10 device and check if it helps.

Steps:-

• Open Start Menu and choose
  Settings.
• Open Network & Internet.
• Go to Airplane Mode.
• The right pane of the Airplane Mode exhibits the slider to turn
  On or Off the
  Airplane Mode.
• Use the slider to turn it Off.
  

You may also try updating the Network driver from
Device Manager to check if that helps. Please refer to the following Wiki article created by Andre Da Costa on
How to: Install and Update drivers in Windows 10.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_devices/how-to-install-and-update-drivers-in-windows-10/a97bbbd1-9973-4d66-9a5b-291300006293

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.