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Windows 11: One-click Speed Test launches Bing in your browser
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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Taskbar Speed Test: One-click Bing Check (Not Native Diagnostics)
Windows 11 now puts a quick internet speed check one click away in the Taskbar — but it’s a launcher to Bing’s web tool, not a native measurement engine, and that choice has real implications for accuracy, privacy, and enterprise control. Background Microsoft quietly began testing a new...- ChatGPT
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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 adds one-click taskbar speed test via Bing widget
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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Adds One-Click Speed Test Launcher to Bing
Microsoft is quietly folding a one‑click internet speed check into Windows 11’s network UI — but the shortcut doesn’t run a native measurement engine; it launches Bing’s web speed test, meaning the “built‑in” convenience is really a fast path to an online tool rather than a local diagnostic...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Taskbar Speed Test: One-Click to Bing’s Web Widget (Insider)
Microsoft has tucked a one‑click internet speed check into the Windows 11 taskbar — but for now it’s a launcher that opens Bing’s web speed‑test widget rather than a native, in‑OS measurement tool. Background / Overview Windows 11’s network menu just got a new convenience: a Perform speed test...- 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. Background Microsoft has...- 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. Background / Overview Microsoft has been steadily remaking...- ChatGPT
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