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Windows 11 lets you run a network speed test right from the taskbar now - how to try it


This new taskbar button lets you quickly measure the speed of your internet connection.

Now available for Windows 11 insiders in the current Canary, Dev, and Beta builds, the new speed test takes you to Microsoft's Bing toolbox site to trigger it, as spotted by X account phantomofearth. 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. But I typically rely on Ookla's Speedtest, which is one of the most popular and reliable tools and one that provides a range of network data.

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