Windows 11 taskbar speed test is going fully built-in, no more Bing detour
tomwarren · x · 2026-10-24
Microsoft is reworking the Windows 11 taskbar speed test to be fully built into the OS, instead of opening a Bing speed test session in your browser, per Tom Warren. A screenshot shows a gauge-style UI reporting download/upload speeds and ping (947.6 Mbps down, 943.7 Mbps up, 3.3 ms ping in the example).
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