Airplane mode keeps turning On or Off in Windows 11

If your Windows Airplane mode constantly keeps turning itself on and off, then this post will help you fix the problem. It can happen after a Windows Feature update or because of Power Management or Network adapter issues.

Airplane Mode puts a device in such a state that all the device’s wireless connections go off. However, some reports tell us that the airplane mode turns on by itself on Windows 11/10. An error with the Network driver, third-party conflicts, and more can cause this. Other errors that come under the same umbrella are when Airplane Mode flickers automatically or when you cannot toggle the Airplane Mode option.

Windows Airplane mode keeps turning On and Off

These are known working solutions for this problem. Every time you try one, make sure to check if the issue has been resolved.

1. Change Network Adapter and Power Management Settings
2. Run Network troubleshooters
3. Switch off Radio Switch Device
4. Rollback or Reinstall the Network driver
5. Update Network Driver
6. Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State.

Most of these solutions will need admin privileges to make the changes.

1] Change Network Adapter and Power Management Settings

On a Windows Laptop, Power Management can turn off the device or its components to save power. If you are running on battery, this mode may be creating this issue.

• Use WIN + X, and then M to open Device Manager
• Navigate to Network Adapters, and expand it
• Locate the network adapter in the computer, and right-click on it
• Select properties, and then switch to Power Management tab
• Uncheck the item Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
• Click on the Ok button to apply the change.

If the OS was turning off the adapter because of power-saving, then this stops it. The easiest way to solve this is by connecting your computer to a power source, but if this is a regular annoyance, it is best to turn it off from here.

2] Run Network troubleshooters

At times Network Troubleshooters come in handy resolve many issues, including this one.  Windows offers built-in Network Troubleshooter, which fixes a lot of the network-related problems like this one.

• Open Windows Settings (Win+ I)
• Navigate to Update & Security > Troubleshoot
• Find Network Adapter, and click on Run the Troubleshooter button
• Post this, let the wizard run, and do its job.

Check if your problem is still persistent.

3] Switch off Radio Switch Device

It’s not a fix but a workaround if you still face this issue.

• Use WIN + X, and then M to open Device Manager
• Expand HID or Human Interface Devices
• Switch off Radio Switch Device or disable it.

The switch is available for devices that have a hardware switch or a keyboard combination to turn off wifi on the device. Post this; those hardware switches won’t work. It would be best if you can connect to customer support to find out if this is a known problem and get a solution.

4] Rollback or Reinstall the Network driver

The drivers listed under the section of Network Adapters inside of the Device Manager might be a cause for this particular. You can try to reinstall the network drivers for your motherboard. If you recently updated these drivers, roll back and see.

5] Update Network Driver

We suggest it to everyone as it has been known to work. If the installed driver has issues, reinstalling will fix the problem with Airplane mode turning on or off.

The right way to update Network drivers is to check with OEM or use one of the driver-updater software to see if a new version is available.

6] Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State

You can troubleshoot further manually by performing a Clean Boot. A Clean Boot starts a system with minimal drivers and startup programs. When you start the computer in clean boot, the computer starts by using a pre-selected minimal set of drivers and startup programs, and because the computer starts with a minimal set of drivers, some programs may not work as you expected.

Clean-boot troubleshooting is designed to isolate a performance problem. To perform clean-boot troubleshooting, you must disable or enable one process at a time, and then restart the computer after each action. If the problem goes away, you know that it was the last process, which was creating the problem.

We hope one of these solutions in the posts can resolve the problem.

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