Airplane Mode is a feature that allows you to disable all wireless communication on a device. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source It can be useful if you are using a laptop on an airplane, but it can cause issues in other situations. While you can disable it in settings, it can be turned back on accidentally by users, or a bug may enable it. But, if you are an administrator, then it can be permanently disabled so that it cannot be turned back on. This article will show you how.
The steps in this article work on Windows 11 as well.
How to Permanently Turn Off Airplane Mode in Windows 10
- Press ⊞ Win + R and type cmd into the pop-up box.
- Press Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + ↵ Enter at the same time, then click Yes on the pop-up.
- Type SC CONFIG RmSvc START= DISABLED in the Command Prompt window.
- Hit enter to save the command.
- Restart your computer to save the changes.
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Press ⊞ Win + R .
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Type cmd into the box that comes up. Do not click OK.Advertisement
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Press Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + ↵ Enter at the same time.
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Click Yes on the UAC dialog that comes up.
- If you do not have administrator permissions, then you cannot do this.
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Type the following command inside of the Command Prompt window: SC CONFIG RmSvc START= DISABLED
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Press ↵ Enter . The command prompt should then report that it was successful.
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QuestionIt says access denied, how do I fix that?R2_d2000Top AnswererYou need to make sure that you are running Command Prompt as an administrator. To do that, make sure you press Ctrl + Shift + Enter after you type it into the run box. You can also type "cmd" into the search bar on start, and then right click command prompt and click "Run as administrator".
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QuestionWill this completely turn off the Wi-Fi or the internet? I need to disable this function all together.R2_d2000Top AnswererNo, this will do the opposite of what you want to do. To disable Wi-Fi, follow the steps in How to Enable Airplane Mode in Windows 10. To disconnect a wired connection, then pull the Ethernet cable out of the back of the computer.
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QuestionHow do I reverse this?R2_d2000Top AnswererTo reverse this, open the search bar and type "Services", then open the services app. Then scroll down to the "Radio Management Service". Right click it and select Properties. Then change the startup type to "Automatic" and click Start. This will reenable Airplane mode. You may need to restart your computer.
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- To re-enable the ability to use Airplane mode, follow these steps:
- Open Start.
- Type "Services" into the search bar, then open the "Services" result that comes up.
- Scroll down to "Radio Management Service", right click it and then select properties.
- Change the "Startup type" to "Automatic", and then click on the Start button in the window that comes up. This will re-enbale the ability to turn on Airplane mode. You may need to restart your computer.
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Things You'll Need
- A Windows 10 or 11 Computer
- Administrator permissions
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