Airplane mode appears gray in Windows 11/10 [Fix]

Enabling and then disabling Airplane Mode is the first troubleshooting method that most Windows users think of when they have network issues on their system. Or, be sure to turn on airplane mode when you're working on a project that requires complete isolation from your connection.

These days, we are getting many reports that some Windows users are facing an issue where they are unable to enable or disable Airplane Mode on their systems as the Airplane Mode option is grayed out and unable to perform any action. Some users also reported that Airplane Mode automatically enabled on the system, and some said the Airplane Mode option itself fluctuated.

After researching all these issues and finding the factors that may cause this issue, they are listed below.

• Outdated network adapter.
• Change the power management settings of the network adapter.
• Some problematic services on the system.
• Change the bandwidth settings for your wireless adapter.
• Radio Management Service

If you too are facing such issues related to Airplane Mode, we are here to provide you with many fixes explained in detail in the following article.

Workaround – Check the physical keys on your keyboard specifically for enabling or disabling the system’s airplane mode. Sometimes, if the physical key used for airplane mode is damaged, it can cause such issues.

Fix 1 – Perform a Network Troubleshooter

If there are any network adapter or connection related issues causing this issue in Airplane Mode, running the built-in troubleshooter in Windows may resolve the issue .

Here are the steps on how to perform network troubleshooting procedures on your system.

Step 1: Press the Win R keys on your keyboard simultaneously.

Step 2: This will open the Run command box.

Step 3: Next type control.exe /name Microsoft.Troubleshooting and then press the Enter key.

Step 4: After the troubleshooting page opens, click the Other Troubleshooters option on the page, as shown in the image below.

Step 5: Scroll down the page from the list to the Network Adapter option and click on its Run button, As follows.

Step 6: Follow any on-screen instructions to launch the troubleshooter window and detect any network related faults and try to fix them.

Step 7: Once completed, you can close the window.

See if this helps you. Otherwise, check out the other fixes listed below this article.

Fix 2 – Check Radio Management Service

This method links directly to the service that may be causing this issue, the Radio Management Service. We recommend checking in the Services window whether this service is started. Even if it's running, it's best to reboot once.

Please follow the steps below to restart the radio management service through the service window.

Step 1: First, press the Windows key and type Services on your keyboard.

Step 2: Then select the Service application from the search results as shown in the image below.

Step 3: Once the Services window opens, locate the Radio Management service from the list of services.

Step 4: Double-click the Radio Management Service to open its properties window.

Step 5: After opening, check whether the service under the "General" tab is running or stopped.

NOTE – You also need to make sure that Startup type is selected as Automatic from the drop-down list.

Step 6: If it is running, click the Stop button, after the service is stopped, click Start again, and then click Apply and to determine .

Step 7: If it is stopped, just click "Start" and then start the service and finally click "Apply" and "OK" close the properties window.

Step 8: Once completed, close the service window.

Fix 3 – Update Network Adapter Driver

These types of issues tend to occur on your system if the network adapter driver is outdated or has not been updated to the latest version. So, let’s see how to update the network adapter driver on your system using the following steps.

Step 1: Press the Windows X keys simultaneously, then press the M key on your keyboard.

Step 2: This will launch the Device Manager window directly on the system.

Step 3: In Device Manager, look for the Network Adapter option from the list of devices.

Step 4: Double-click the Network Adapter to expand it.

Step 5: Next, right-click the WirelessNetwork Adapter and click Update Driver from the context menu, as shown below Show.

Step 6: Then select the Automatic search Driver Program option, it starts to search for the latest online version of the network adapter driver and install it.

Step 7: Once completed, you can close Device Manager.

Step 8: Restart the system once and check if the issue is resolved.

If not, reinstall the network adapter

Step 1: Simply follow the previous instructionsRight click on the WirelessNetwork Adapter and Select Uninstall the device from its context menu as shown below.

#Step 2: This will uninstall the network adapter from the system.

Step 3: If you need to reinstall the wireless network adapter, just restart the system once, the system will detect the missing driver and install the corresponding driver on the system.

Fix 4 – Change the bandwidth of the network adapter

Some Windows users were able to resolve this issue by changing the bandwidth of the network adapter. So we recommend our users to try changing the bandwidth of your wireless network adapter and see if this works for you as well.

Here are the steps on how to change your bandwidth.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and type Device Manager, then press the Enter key, OpenDevice Management Device.

Step 2: Then search for the Network Adapters option and expand it by double-clicking it.

Step 3: Now right click on the WirelessNetwork Adapter and select Properties from the context menu as shown below.

Step 4: In the Properties window, go to the Advanced tab and select ## under the Properties section #AttributesSelect the "Bandwidth" option in the list.

Step 5: Click the

Value drop-down menu on the right and select 20MHz Only from the list.

Step 6: After completing these changes, click

OK.

Step 7: Close the device manager and restart the system.

Fix 5 – Try re-enabling or re-disabling Wi-Fi

Some users found that airplane mode was fluctuating on their systems and they fixed it by enabling and disabling Wi-Fi because The problem may be with the connection rather than the system. So, let us try enabling and then disabling wireless network connection as explained below.

Step 1: Press the

Windows R key simultaneously and type ncpa.cpl and press the Enter key.

Step 2: This will open the Network Connections page on your system.

Step 3: Just

right-click on WirelessNetwork Connections.

Step 4: If the connection is already enabled, select

Disable from its context menu.

Step 5: Then wait for some time and then again by

right clicking on the connection and selecting Enable from the menu Enable it.

#Step 6: If the connection is disabled, you need to

right-click it and click from the context menu Enable to enable the connection as shown above.

Step 7: Again, you should wait for some time and then disable it once by selecting "

Disable" from the menu after right clicking on the connection, like Shown in the screenshot above.

Step 8: Once completed, see if the issue has been resolved.

Fix 6 – Change the RadioEnable value in the registry file

Before proceeding with this method, we recommend that our users export the registry file for backup in case problems arise while editing.

We will show you how to change the radioenable value in the registry file using Registry Editor as shown in the steps below.

Step 1: Press the

Windows key and type registry editor on your keyboard.

第 2 步：从搜索结果中选择注册表编辑器应用程序，如下所示。

注意 -您应该接受屏幕上提示的 UAC 以继续。

第3步：接下来，清除地址栏并将以下路径复制粘贴到地址栏中，然后按Enter键。

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0001

01

第 4 步：到达左侧的0001注册表项后，确保已选中它，并在右侧找到RadioEnable Dword 值。

第 5 步：如果它丢失，您可以通过右键单击0001注册表项并从上下文菜单中导航到New > DWORD (32-bit) Value然后将其重命名为RadioEnable来创建它，如下所示。

第 6 步：现在双击RadioEnable打开其编辑窗口。

第 7 步：在其Value Data文本框中输入1并单击OK。

第 8 步：现在关闭注册表编辑器并重新启动系统。

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