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.
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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...
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If your Windows 11 PC feels sluggish online, the problem is rarely magical — it’s usually fixable with a targeted combination of settings, driver updates, and simple network housekeeping. This guide pulls together the most reliable, up‑to‑date ways to speed up internet on Windows 11, explains...
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In the world of technology, WiFi connection problems can be both frustrating and perplexing. If you're using Windows 11 or 10 and find yourself facing the notorious "WiFi password incorrect" error—despite being sure that the entered password is indeed correct—don't worry. This article covers the...
After Windows quality update ruined my PC , I have done a new install from USB. The new install has no Wifi adapter installed and
device is listed as "unknown" in devicemanager. It is a newer model HP that shipped with Windows 10 pre installed. I dont know what model
it is precisely or what...
One laptop can not access a properly shared folder on a Host system.
Host Name: akl4
Other Laptops, using WiFi, can access akl4
Desktops, using E-Net, can access akl4
All laptops and desktops are using Windows (10/11)
The host system is a desktop with Win 10
The user system is a laptop...
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I want to use my USB Wlan Stick as Access Point? How can I do that? There is somthing like Mobile hotspot but it doen't work and I don't know if I really want that.
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Hi
Since yesterday, some of the websites have been opened on WIFI, but not on LAN.
Our users are using Win 7, Win 10 & Win 11. They are trying to open some websites with LAN connection but websites are not opening. When they try to open with WIFI, the websites are working.
In the past, both...
My PC doesn't actually have a NIC and therefore I bought a USB NIC. It's capable of handling 5GHz connections but I'm not sure if it's relevant to my issue.
Anyway, the main issue is:
My "default gateway" suddenly becomes unavailable after any amount of time. This ranges from 5 minutes, to even...
I have win10 on a machine on our home lan. the lan functions perfectly for 5 other machines on it.
Also for that machine most of the time.
but sometimes it will boot with no connection - though 'connections available'
and sometimes even with 'no connections found'
where the previous night it...
My WiFi NIC will always use 127.0.0.1 when its TCP/IP settings are on DHCP. If I change to static no issue but as you can imagine this creates some unwanted issues every time I connect with my laptop to a new WiFI network (as the address range is different)
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