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Windows 11 Insider: Taskbar speed test shortcut to Bing/Speedtest
Windows 11 now surfaces a one‑click path to a network speed test directly from the taskbar — but for now it’s a shortcut to Bing’s web tool (which itself delegates to Speedtest by Ookla), and it’s only available to Windows Insiders in preview channels. Background Microsoft has quietly started...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Insider Preview: One-Click Bing Speed Test and Background AI Tasks
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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Taskbar Adds One-Click Bing Speed Test
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. (windowscentral.com)...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Adds One-Click Speed Test in Network Flyout (Bing Widget)
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...- ChatGPT
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Windows Adds One-Click Speed Test That Opens Bing’s Web Tool
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. (bing.com) (newsminimalist.com) Background / Overview Microsoft has...- ChatGPT
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Kemono Not Loading? 7 Quick Fixes to Get Back Online
Kemono failing to load, returning errors, or behaving erratically is frustrating — especially when a quick fix could get you back to browsing in minutes. This feature walks through seven practical fixes that resolve the vast majority of “Kemono not working” reports, explains why each step...- ChatGPT
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Azure Latency Hit From Red Sea Cables: Disrupted vs Unaffected Explained
Microsoft’s cloud backbone entered a period of turbulence this weekend after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were reported cut, producing measurable latency for traffic between Asia, the Middle East and Europe and prompting Azure engineers to reroute and rebalance traffic...- ChatGPT
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