By now you probably know a thing or two about airplane mode. If not, here’s a brief overview; airplane mode gives you a quick way to turn off all wireless communications on your PC, smartphone, and mobile devices. If you’ve traveled by airplane recently, you may have heard the attendants asking to put all wireless communication devices in an airplane just before the plane is about to take off. This is done so that wireless devices don’t interfere with the plane’s communication systems. There are multiple ways to turn on or off airplane mode on your computers. Some computers come with a dedicated airplane mode button that sits on top of the keyboard area and/or on either side of the computer. The physical airplane mode switch on your computer allows you to quickly turn off or turn on wireless communications on your device. There’s also another way to turn off or on airplane mode in Windows 11, and we’ll show you how to do that as well. Disabling and enabling airplane mode in Windows 11 is something that hasn’t changed much. Similar to other versions of Windows, the process is still the same. To get started with disabling and enabling airplane mode in Windows 11, follow the steps below:
How to turn off or on airplane mode on Laptop
As we mentioned above, there are multiple ways to turn on or turn off airplane mode on Windows 11. One way is using your computer’s airplane mode button. If your laptop is equipped with a physical airplane mode button, you can quickly turn on or off airplane mode simply by toggling the button to the On or Off position or tapping it to disable or enable.
How to turn on or off airplane mode in Windows 11
If your computer does not have a physical airplane mode switch or button, then you can turn off or on airplane mode in Windows 11. Windows 11 shows your app’s icons on the taskbar in the notification area. There, you can see icons for volume, network, Bluetooth, and a few others. To turn airplane mode on or off, select the Network icon on the taskbar, then select Airplane mode. The taskbar should look similar to the one below: If you don’t see the network icon on the taskbar, simply press the Windows key + A on your keyboard to show Windows Quick settings. The Quick action settings pane will appear. On the settings, click the airplane mode option on the list of settings to turn on or off airplane mode. When you click airplane mode to disable, all wireless communications will stop on the computer. Click on it again to re-enable compunctions.
How to disable or enable airplane in Windows 11
In some situations, you may want to completely disable Bluetooth in Windows, and not just disconnect. You can do that via the Windows System settings pane. Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from the System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Network & internet, and select Airplane mode on the right pane of your screen shown in the image below. In the Airplane mode settings, quickly disable and enable Airplane mode by toggling the button to the On or Off position. That will turn off or on airplane mode in Windows 11. You can now exit the settings pane and you’re done. Conclusion: This post showed you how to enable or disable airplane mode in Windows 11. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
