Windows 10: Turn On or Off Airplane Mode on Windows 10 Mobile Phone

How to: Turn On or Off Airplane Mode on Windows 10 Mobile Phone

How to Turn On or Off Airplane Mode on Windows 10 Mobile Phone


Information Bluetooth, and NFC sharing wireless communication at once on your Windows 10 Mobile phone.

While in Airplane mode, you can still turn on Wi-Fi, FM radio, Bluetooth, and NFC sharing separately.

This tutorial will show you how to quickly turn on or off Airplane mode for all wireless communication on your Windows 10 Mobile phone.



Note When airplane mode is turned on, you'll see the airplane icon below at the top of your phone to indicate so.




CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Action Center
• Option Two: To Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Settings

OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Action Center
1. Swipe down from the top of your phone to open the Action Center. (see screenshots below)

2. Tap on the Airplane mode action button to toggle it on (highlighted) or off for what you want. (see screenshots below)











OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Settings
1. Open Settings, and tap on Devices. (see screenshot below)



2. Tap on Airplane mode. (see screenshot below)



3. Turn on or off Airplane mode Status for what you want. (see screenshots below)





4. You can now tap on the Start *Start button at the bottom of your phone to return to your Start screen. (see screenshot below)





That's it,
Shawn


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• How to Turn On or Off Bluetooth Wireless Communication in Windows 10 Mobile

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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.

 

How to turn on off Airplane mode in windows 10?

Two methods as given in the article as well.

• Open Action Center by clicking the rightmost icon. In the bottom side, a tile of airplane mode would be given. Clicking that would turn it ON and turn it into bright tile.
• Navigate to Settings>Network and Internet and turn Airplane mode ON or OFF.

All clear steps are here as well:

Ten Forums - Windows 10 Help and Support Forum

 

Not able to disable Airplane mode in Windows 10.

Hi,



I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Windows 10. I will certainly help you.



This issue might occur if there is change in system settings.

To assist you better, please provided us the information below:

• Are you getting any error message when you try to turn off the Airplane mode?
• When you say that "TRIED 3 DIFFERENT METHODS I FOUND ", what are the troubleshooting steps which you have tried to performed for resolving the issue?

I suggest you to follow the steps below to disable Airplane mode in Windows 10 and check if it helps.

1. Click on Start Menu.

2. Then choose Settings,

3. Select Network & Internet.

4. Click on Airplane mode.

5. Then turn off Airplane mode.

Please get back to us with an update on issue with turning off airplane mode, we will be happy to help.



Thank you.

 

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.

 

How to disable Airplane mode permanently on Windows 10?

Hi Hunky,

As you are facing issues with turning on or off Airplane on your device, do not worry we will help you with this issue.

Do let us know if you have made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?

The option you are looking for to permanently disable Airplane mode is unfortunately not available.

Let us try few of the below troubleshooting steps to disable Airplane mode and check if it helps.

Step 1: To turn off Airplane mode from Settings and check.

• Press Windows key, click on Settings
  from the left pane.
• Click on Network & Internet.
• Under Airplane mode turn it off and check.

Step 2: To Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Network Notification Area Icon

• 
  Click on the Network icon in the taskbar notification area.
  
• 
  Click on the Airplane mode button to toggle on or off.
  

Step 3: To Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Action Center

• 
  Open Action Center by clicking Windows + A keys from keyboard.
  
• 
  Click on the Airplane mode quick action button to toggle on or off.
  

If the settings are not refining, this issue might have occurred due to corrupted/ missing system files.

Step 4: I suggest you to run SFC scan and check if it helps.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. If a
Windows Resource Protection (WRP) file is missing or is corrupted, Windows may not behave as expected.

Follow the below steps:

• Right click on the Start button, click on
  Command Prompt (Admin).
• Type “sfc /scannow” without the quotes and hit
  Enter.
• After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with updated status of disabling the Airplane mode for further assistance.

Thank you.