Windows 10: Create Airplane Mode shortcut in Windows 10

How to: Create Airplane Mode shortcut in Windows 10

How to Create an Airplane Mode Settings shortcut in Windows 10


Information Airplane mode is a setting that gives you a quick way to turn off all wireless communication on your PC. As the name implies, it's especially useful when you're on an airplane. Wireless communication includes Wi-Fi, cellular (mobile broadband), Bluetooth, GPS or GNSS, near field communication (NFC), and all other types of wireless communication.

Airplane mode in Settings includes the option to turn on or off airplane mode and wireless devices (ex: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth)

This tutorial will show you how to create or download an Airplane mode shortcut that opens directly to Airplane mode in the Settings app in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Download an Airplane mode Settings Shortcut
• Option Two: To Manually Create an Airplane mode Settings Shortcut

EXAMPLE: Airplane mode in Settings









OPTION ONE [/i] To Download an Airplane Mode Settings Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .zip file below.
Airplane_mode_Settings_shortcut.zip

Download
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

3. Unblock the .zip file..

4. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the shortcut to your desktop.

5. If you like, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.

6. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.







OPTION TWO [/i] To Manually Create an Airplane Mode Settings Shortcut
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.

2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow explorer.exe ms-settings:network-airplanemode




3. Type Airplane mode Settings for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You could name this shortcut anything you would like though.



4. Right click or press and hold on the new Airplane mode Settings shortcut, and click/tap on Properties.

5. Click/tap on the Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)



6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow %windir%\System32\imageres.dll




7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: You could use any icon that you would like instead though.

8. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below step 5)

9. If you like, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.


That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Turn On or Off Airplane Mode in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Bluetooth Wireless Communication in Windows 10
• How to Create a Wi-Fi Settings shortcut in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Wi-Fi Communication in Windows 10

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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.

 

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.

 

Issues with airplane mode getting stuck in Windows 10.

Hi Shubham,



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



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

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

• Are you getting any error message?
• Have you made any changes to the computer prior to 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 disabling Airplane mode in Windows 10, we will be happy to help.



Thank you.

 

Airplane mode stuck on. On my desktop

Hi Sturn,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the issue that you are currently facing, we will try the best we can to resolve your issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps to disable the Airplane mode.

Step 1: Open Settings, and select or tap on the
Network & Internet icon.

Step 2. Select or tap on Airplane mode on the left side to turn
on or off Airplane mode on the right side.

I also suggest you to run the Internet Connections troubleshooter and check

• Type Troubleshooting in the search box
  and Hit Enter.
• Click View all from the left pane and select Network and Internet and select the Internet connections \Network adapter troubleshooter and follow the on-screen instructions.

Refer the links for further reference.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/what-is-airplane-mode

also refer,

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-id/windows-10/turn-on-airplane-mode

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Airplane mode in always on in window 10

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Thank you for your interest on windows 10.

Don’t worry about this issue we will help you to resolve issue.
I need more information about this issue so that I can assist you better.

1. what happens when you tried to turn off Airplane mode?


I would suggest you to turn it off by following the steps below:

Step 1:

1. Press Windows + I from keyboard to open setting.
2. Go to network and internet.

3. Click on Airplane mode and select turn off.

I would also suggest you to follow the below steps:

• Type device manager in the search box and hit enter
• Right click on network adapter
• Select properties, under this select power management
• Uncheck allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

I hope this helps.


Let us know the status of the issue so that we can assist you better.

Thanks.