Windows 11's Long-Awaited Taskbar Speed Test Isn't Built-in, After All

Windows 11 users have waited several months for the operating system's native internet speed test, which is supposed to let you measure your speeds from the taskbar. Now that it's available to Windows Insiders, however, it's clear the speed test isn't all it was cracked up to be. Rather than offering a built-in experience, the new tool simply directs users to Bing.

The new option appears when users click the network icon on the taskbar and select the "Internet Speed Test" entry. The shortcut then opens the default browser and loads a Bing page that runs a basic speed test inside the web interface. Users see download, upload, and latency results from that page, not from a built‑in Windows panel.

No doubt, this gives users a faster way to test internet speeds, but not in the way many would expect. It keeps everything tied to ...