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This is a weird one. I turned Airplane mode on awhile ago and now cannot turn it off.

I've tried fairly extensive troubleshooting based on what I've found on-line, though most of it is just a rehash of the same advice.

  • Confirmed the physical WiFi switch is On
  • Tried Function + F3
  • Tried Function + Print Screen
  • Disabled and enabled the network adapter

Not sure what else to try. Here's a screenshot showing relevant settings. You'll see that the Airplane switch is toggled on and is actually disabled.

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paulmiller3000
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  • How surreal. Try booting in Windows 10's safe mode and changing the setting or using Registry Editor again. It's possible a driver or something got stuck and is disabling it, I suppose. I'd offer to RDP or do a screen sharing session but clearly, you can't! – Dylan Moore May 14 '18 at 20:21
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    Hey @Dylan, booting in safe mode and editing the registry did it! If you want to repost as an answer, I'll mark it as the solution! – paulmiller3000 May 15 '18 at 10:04
  • P.S. LOL My first question downvote. Love the downvotes without comments as to why. But that's how the internet works... :-) – paulmiller3000 May 15 '18 at 10:05
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    No worries, nothing wrong with your question. You were out of ideas and this is the right place to come to if you need help with one task at a time. :) Enjoy your day. – Dylan Moore May 15 '18 at 12:54

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Try booting in Windows 10's safe mode and changing the setting or using Registry Editor again. It's possible a driver or something got stuck and is disabling it.

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  • Thanks, this did the trick. After rebooting in safe mode, I set RadioEnable in `Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\...` to 1, rebooted normally, and issue was fixed. Thanks! – paulmiller3000 May 15 '18 at 13:25
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In my case, there is a switch on my laptop body. If it is there and it's off then turn it on.

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That's it!!

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