Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Release Preview update adds a built-in network speed test accessible straight from the taskbar, a small but welcome quality-of-life improvement for anyone troubleshooting ...

Last year, we reported on a speed test feature coming to Windows, built right into the taskbar, where you could gauge your internet connection without venturing out to a browser. In reality, it was ...

The latest Insider build of Windows 11 confirms that Microsoft is working on adding a built-in speed test feature. Whenever we notice that our download speed feels slower or that web pages take longer ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Windows 11 preview builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918 introduce a built-in taskbar network speed test, native Sysmon support for advanced threat detection, faster resume-from-sleep ...

Microsoft has released new Windows 11 preview builds, giving users a built-in network speed test, an updated Windows Search box, and more. Microsoft has released two new Windows 11 preview builds in ...

In brief: Testing internet speeds normally involves third-party services such as Ookla Speedtest (update: Microsoft is using just that), but a new Windows 11 preview build adds this functionality to ...

Microsoft has heard your complaints about Windows 11, and it wants to make things better. That has been the messaging out of ...

Microsoft is choosing the latter path with its upcoming "Low Latency Profile" as part of the larger Windows K2 initiative to improve the speed and responsiveness of Windows. Here's the pitch: we're ...

Facepalm: Microsoft markets Windows 11 as the fastest and most secure version of the operating system, but users often complain about it being slow, bloated, and buggy. A new speed test now suggests ...

Windows 11 is getting a speed boost with Microsoft's Low Latency Profile, which uses CPU bursts to open apps 70% faster. See ...