taskbar feature

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...

If you've ever wondered whether your ISP is actually delivering the speeds you pay for, Windows 11 is now putting a one‑click check directly where most users already look for network status: the taskbar. Microsoft has started rolling a small but widely useful feature that surfaces a "Perform...

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...

Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click network speed test to Windows 11’s taskbar — a small, highly discoverable convenience that launches a browser‑based speed check from the system tray and Wi‑Fi quick settings, putting download, upload and latency measurements one click away for everyday...

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...