Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

There are two native ways to perform an Internet speed test from the Taskbar in Windows 11: Perform an Internet speed test using the Taskbar system tray Test Internet speed using Quick Settings. Let’s ...

Back in September of 2025, right before the release of Windows 11 version 25H2, Microsoft first started testing an inbuilt internet speed test feature on the OS. At the time details were scarce and we ...