Windows 11 just made testing your internet speed easier
Want to know how fast your internet really is? Windows 11 now lets you check right from your taskbar. Credit: phantomofearth/Twitter Since the end of February 2026, Microsoft has been distributing a new internet speed test via Windows Update.
- ▪Want to know how fast your internet really is?
- ▪Windows 11 now lets you check right from your taskbar.
- ▪Credit: phantomofearth/Twitter Since the end of February 2026, Microsoft has been distributing a new internet speed test via Windows Update.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.pcworld.com/article/3239915/windows-11-now-has-a-built-in-speed-test-heres-how-to-run-it.html |
| Publication time | Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 |
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Want to know how fast your internet really is? Windows 11 now lets you check right from your taskbar. Credit: phantomofearth/Twitter Since the end of February 2026, Microsoft has been distributing a new internet speed test via Windows Update. You can find it by right-clicking the network or Wi-Fi icon in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar. The option Perform Speed Test now appears in the menu. Clicking on this opens your browser and takes you to a page on Microsoft’s Bing search engine. This browser-based test uses Ookla’s Speedtest. Ookla is the unofficial global market leader in internet speed tests. The option in the network icon’s context menu is simply a link, but it makes it easier to run the Ookla test. To start the test, click on Start.
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