You might want to put your laptop to the Airplane Mode when you are travelling by air, or you are at a place where no external connectivity is allowed.
Since you can use all the applications, listen to the music, and/or watch the videos even if your Windows 8 laptop is set to Airplane Mode, you can utilize the computer at its full.
Here is how you can use the Airplane Mode in your Windows 8 laptop:
- Log on to your Windows 8 laptop.
- Once you are on the Start screen, click the Desktop tile.
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- From the desktop window, hover mouse to the bottom-right corner of the window.
- From the displayed Charms bar, click Settings.
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- From the lower section of the Settings pane that comes up, click the available Networks icon.
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- Once the Networks pane appears, move the Airplane Mode button from left to right to put your laptop in the Airplane Mode.
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- Once this is done, you can click anywhere on the screen to make the Networks pane disappear.
Note: In order to turn off the Airplane Mode on your Windows 8 laptop, you must follow the steps given about, while moving the Airplane Mode button from right to left when on step 5.
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