"Running a network speed test is a helpful way to determine if you're getting the speed promised by your internet provider. Normally, you have to trigger such a test by opening your browser and heading to a third-party web page like Ookla's Speedtest or Testmy.net. But Microsoft is adding an option to Windows 11 through which you can launch a speed test directly from the taskbar."
"The tool is now available for Windows 11 Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. Previously, it was limited to the Canary, Dev, and Beta builds. In a nutshell, that means it's one step closer to general release. The new speed test takes you to Microsoft's Bing search site to trigger it. After measuring your connection, the results show you the download and upload speeds, as well as the latency, which checks for any delays in the travel time of your data."
Windows 11 adds a taskbar option to launch an internet speed test, currently available to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. The taskbar icon opens Microsoft's Bing speed test, which reports download and upload speeds plus latency. Bing's speed test uses Ookla for backend processing and produces results that generally match other online testers, while Ookla's Speedtest provides more detailed network data. The taskbar action requires manually running the test on Bing rather than delivering results inside Windows. An internal Windows app or built-in measurement tool would provide more seamless, integrated speed testing and results display.
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