Dell Latitude E7440 Stuck in Flight Mode

lanaeve

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Jun 6, 2016
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My younger sisters laptop recently got stuck in flight mode after she was playing the Sims 4 for a while (apparently).
When you try to turn off flight mode, it just turns itself back on again.
We've tried

fn+prntscrn
fn+f2
Resetting with files
Full reset with disk clean

Since completely resetting the computer didn't work, I'm assuming it's a problem with the Dell drivers. But I have no idea how to fix them.

Any help would be appreciated!
 
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Hi, often you can look it up in the manual to see if there is a way to turn Wifi on or off with a button or keyboard. When Wifi is turned off, the laptop will be stuck in Airplane mode.

How to Turn on Wireless on a Dell Latitude Laptop
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/turn-wireless-dell-latitude-laptop-53095.html

Additional pages which may help:

Fix Windows 10 Stuck at Airplane Mode
http://innov8tiv.com/fix-windows-10-stuck-airplane-mode-turn-off-airplane-mode-guide/

Windows 10 airplane mode won't turn off
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/windows-10-airplane-mode-wont-turn-off/c2739cb9-8b97-4e94-8b08-0709e30709f0

Forum search:
http://www.tomshardware.com/s/stuck+airplane+mode/

Edit: I only...

gardenman

Splendid
Moderator
Hi, often you can look it up in the manual to see if there is a way to turn Wifi on or off with a button or keyboard. When Wifi is turned off, the laptop will be stuck in Airplane mode.

How to Turn on Wireless on a Dell Latitude Laptop
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/turn-wireless-dell-latitude-laptop-53095.html

Additional pages which may help:

Fix Windows 10 Stuck at Airplane Mode
http://innov8tiv.com/fix-windows-10-stuck-airplane-mode-turn-off-airplane-mode-guide/

Windows 10 airplane mode won't turn off
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/windows-10-airplane-mode-wont-turn-off/c2739cb9-8b97-4e94-8b08-0709e30709f0

Forum search:
http://www.tomshardware.com/s/stuck+airplane+mode/

Edit: I only noticed that you typed in the PC specs after I submitted the first answer. I updated my answer afterwards. Hopefully the first link I have gave will help.
 
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