I turn off the wifi on my laptop when I am not using it, to presumably prevent hacking into it when I am not on it. However, I have noticed the CURRENT WEATHER appearing on my home screen, before I enter my password to actually use it! I searched, and a few years ago, people said it wasn't possible, but one commenter said, "The new windows might do it" (or some comment like that). Well, it seems that it HAS to be able to do it if it is showing current weather! So now, I am going to have to turn my laptop completely off to provide the level of security I thought I had! (I guess it won't be long before they can access my laptop even with the power off)
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Airplane mode does not automatically turn off wifi. You have to turn it off yourself. You don't have to disable it entirly either, just make sure you click it off when you don't want it. Airplane mode only disables the cellular connection
On my ASUS laptop, toggling to airplane mode does disconnect internet, at least for my use (if I toggle it off, and then click a link, I get a "not connected to the internet" message, and the symbol for the internet indicates it is off; perhaps the people that are saying the "current weather" is just a projection from the previous day is correct)