Microsoft is quietly adding a one‑click internet speed test to Windows 11’s network flyout — but for now the shortcut simply opens Bing’s web-based speed test in your default browser rather than running a fully local diagnostic. Background
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Microsoft quietly rolled a small but potentially meaningful convenience into recent Windows 11 Insider builds: a “Perform speed test” entry in the network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings that launches an internet speed check directly from the taskbar, but crucially it opens Bing’s web‑based speed...
Microsoft is quietly testing a one‑click internet speed test in Windows 11 that puts a “Perform speed test” shortcut directly in the taskbar’s network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings — but the control simply launches Bing’s web speed‑test widget in your default browser rather than running a...
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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds quietly add a one‑click internet speed‑test shortcut to the taskbar network flyout — but the shortcut simply opens Bing’s web‑based speed test rather than running a native, offline measurement — and the same builds also include a subtle but...
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Microsoft is quietly testing a one‑click internet speed checker directly in the Windows 11 taskbar that launches Bing’s speed‑test widget from the network menu in Insider preview builds, putting a quick diagnostic just a click away for everyday users and technicians alike. Background
Windows has...
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Microsoft is quietly adding a one‑click internet speed test to Windows 11’s network menu — and while the button is a tidy UX win for quick troubleshooting, the current implementation simply opens Bing’s web speed‑test widget rather than running a native, in‑OS diagnostic, raising important...
Microsoft is adding a one‑click internet speed checker directly to the Windows 11 taskbar, visible in recent Insider preview builds and implemented as a shortcut that launches Bing’s speed‑test web widget from the network icon’s context menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings. Background
Microsoft has...
Microsoft is quietly testing a small but notable convenience feature in Windows 11: a one‑click internet speed test shortcut embedded directly in the network flyout and taskbar context menu — a shortcut that, for now, simply launches Bing’s online speed‑test widget rather than running a native...
Windows is adding a one‑click “Perform speed test” option to the network menu — but it does the job by opening your browser and pointing to Bing’s online speed test rather than running a native, offline diagnostic inside the OS. Background / Overview
Microsoft has been steadily remaking Windows...
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