internet speed test

Microsoft’s March 2026 update quietly added a one‑click internet speed test to the Windows 11 taskbar — but the new “Perform speed test” entry is not a native diagnostics tool inside the operating system; it simply opens your default browser and runs Bing’s web‑based speed test (which, in turn...

Windows 11’s new “Internet Speed Test” shortcut on the taskbar is a tidy convenience — but it isn’t the deep, native network tool many users hoped for. Instead of embedding a diagnostic panel or a Settings page, the taskbar shortcut simply opens the default browser and runs Bing’s web-based...

Microsoft’s new one‑click internet speed test on the Windows 11 Taskbar is not a native diagnostic at all — it simply launches your default browser and opens Bing’s speed‑test widget (which, in practice, delegates measurement work to the Speedtest/Ookla backend), a convenience‑first design that...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 rollout quietly tacked a one‑click internet check onto the Taskbar — but it isn’t the self‑contained diagnostic many users expected. Instead of shipping a native, in‑OS speed test engine, Microsoft added a “Perform speed test” launcher that opens your default...

Microsoft is adding a one‑click Internet speed test to Windows 11’s network menu — but the convenience comes with an important caveat: it’s a launcher that opens a browser‑hosted speed widget (surfaced via Bing and observed to use established speed‑test backends like Ookla), not a native, in‑OS...

Microsoft has quietly folded a one‑click internet speed test into recent Windows 11 Insider builds, surfacing a “Perform speed test” / “Test internet speed” control in the taskbar’s network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings — and for now that control simply opens a browser-hosted Bing speed‑test...

Microsoft is quietly putting a one‑click internet speed check where most Windows users already look for connectivity: the taskbar’s network menu. The change appears in the Release Preview builds of Windows 11 (KB5077241, builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918) and surfaces a Perform speed test / Test...

Microsoft has tucked a one‑click internet speed check into the Windows 11 taskbar — small in scope but meaningful in everyday value, and deliberately lightweight in execution. ://www.theverge.com/tech/880756/windows-11-speed-test-build-in-update-preview) Background Microsoft has been steadily...

Microsoft is quietly placing a one‑click internet speed check where most Windows users already look for connectivity: the Taskbar’s network menu. This small addition — surfaced in Windows Insider preview builds and packaged in recent Release Preview updates — adds a “Perform speed test” / “Test...

Microsoft has quietly made it easier to check your connection: recent Windows 11 preview builds add a built‑in internet speed test shortcut to the Taskbar that launches a browser‑based test from the network icon, letting you run a quick download/upload/latency check without hunting for a website...

Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click network speed test to the Windows 11 taskbar in the Release Preview channel — but it’s important to understand that the new control is a launcher that opens a browser‑hosted speed‑test widget (currently surfaced via Bing) rather than a native, in‑OS...

Microsoft is quietly testing a one‑click internet speed checker tucked into Windows 11’s taskbar that aims to make routine connectivity checks faster — but for now the feature is a shortcut to Bing’s web‑based speed test rather than a native, in‑OS diagnostic, and that design choice brings both...

Microsoft has quietly added a practical — if modest — troubleshooting shortcut to the Windows 11 taskbar: a one‑click internet speed test accessible from the network icon that opens a browser‑hosted measurement tool, bringing a common diagnostic flow one step closer for everyday users and...

Microsoft is quietly rolling a one‑click network speed test into Windows 11’s taskbar, but for now it’s a fast path to a browser‑based tool rather than a native diagnostic engine — a small convenience that reveals larger choices Microsoft is making about web‑first utilities, telemetry, and where...

Microsoft is quietly putting a one‑click internet speed check where most Windows users already look for connectivity, adding a “Perform speed test” / “Test internet speed” control to the Taskbar network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings in recent Windows 11 preview builds. Background Windows has...