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Windows 11’s taskbar just gained a one‑click “Perform speed test” control — but instead of spinning up a native diagnostic engine, the button opens your default browser and lands on Bing’s internet speed test (the same Speedtest technology Ookla powers in Bing). Background Microsoft has been...

A subtle change hidden inside a recent Windows 11 preview build surfaces a new, one‑click path to measure internet speed directly from the taskbar: a “Perform speed test” option now appears in the network icon’s context menu and in the Wi‑Fi quick settings, and selecting it launches the default...

Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click internet speed test launcher to Windows 11 Insider preview builds, placing a “Perform speed test” / “Test internet speed” control directly in the Taskbar’s network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings — but the button is a launcher that opens Bing’s web...

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...

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...

Hello everyone, I have the issue and couldn't find a way to solve it yet. I have an ASUS Laptop and usually use connection via WiFi. I had the usual Win 7 WiFi status icon and everything was fine, until a friend of mine decided to try improving my WiFi speed with a wireless Netgear USB mini...

Windows 10 64 bit; NetGear N300 WiFi Router, Firefox 54.0.1 On my desktop computer, the network keeps disconnecting from the internet during periods when my browser is closed. I've had no troubles until a few weeks ago when the problem suddenly appeared. While connected to the internet, the...

Problems on my friend's laptop, which I'm trying to fix. First problem. Boot up (~35 seconds) and I'm on desktop. Open Start Menu and click on a program (say for example, IE). It loads for a bit, then the icon on the taskbar disappears. Let's open a different program, Chrome. Loads for a bit...

Dear MembersI am using windows 7 64 bit home premium and keep windows updated. I failed to enable my wireless adapter "Broadcom 802.11n". I have tried troubleshooting, updating drivers, reinstalling drivers but nothing worked. There is no wireless network icon on the taskbar. Please help.Thanks.

My W7 system tray network icon "normally" shows a terminal with a wired network symbol in the upper left corner of the terminal and nothing in the lower right corner. It has shown a yellow exclamation ! symbol in the lower right corner of the terminal, I know that means "no service". It has also...

Okay so, this started today. My laptop takes forever to load login screen and it shows the Welcome screen for so long. The worse is, when it finally logs in, it takes forever to load the network icon (that lags the whole system). I have no idea what it is, but it never used to do this. And i...

This problem suddenly appeared and after I had successfully managed to connect to the servers. I recently purchased this Dell XPS 8300 with Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium and am trying to connect to a Win2000 and a Win2003 server. I can connect to other Windows 7 machines on this network without...

My network icon in the System Tray shows an exclamation point, connection is up and working. Troubleshooting finds no problems. Reboot, icon now normal. Windows 7 Pro-64, Lenovo T500, Intel 82567LM adapter, Netgear WNDR3700, Time Warner RR High Speed. Any ideas, opinions? TIA for your help.

No matter what and where I search, I found no solution to my problem. My notification area is behaving strangely : By default if one clicks the clock, the network icon or that small triangle arrow that shows the list of hidden icons, the clock or the list should remain on screen so further...

Computer specs: OS: Windows 7 32 Bit Processor: Intel(R) Pentium (R) D CPU 3.00GHZ Memory: 2.00GB of RAM Sound: RealTek High Defintion Audio Display: NVIDIA GeForce 7350 LE I have TRIED EVERYTHING to fix this issue with my computer and I can't stands no more! I contacted RealTek and they...

Pavilion laptop set up to connect to home network automatically; D-Link N-band USB; D-Link N-band Router. Home network: laptop; desktop; & HP home server. I've been using this set-up for years, but suddenly can't get auto connect to work. Network icon in tray shows that networks are available...

Hello, I upgraded to windows 7 last friday and it has been great! the only problem is that my volume, battery power, network, and action center icons are missing from my taskbar. I went into properties, hit customize, then hit turn icons on or off. those 4 icons are grey and i am unable to...

So I've been bugging around the net all day long for a solution and trying to figured it out my self, but I couldn't. I've reinstalled My Windwos 7 Ultimate x32 and went on a fresh copy of Windows 7 ultimate x64... and that's when it stared. After that I've tried Windows 7 Pro x32,x64 and again...