Windows 11 taskbar speed test opens Bing, not a native tool
Mar 10th 2026
A new Windows 11 taskbar shortcut labeled Perform speed test opens Bing to run an Ookla Speedtest in your default browser, and it is rolling out in stages starting with the March 10, 2026 updates.
- Microsoft began rolling the feature out during the March 10, 2026 Patch Tuesday update.
- A new Perform speed test option appears when you right-click the Ethernet or Wi-Fi icon on the Windows 11 taskbar.
- Clicking the option opens your default browser and runs a Bing.com search for internet speed test rather than a built-in app.
- The shortcut respects your default browser because it calls an https URL link type.
- Bing uses Speedtest by Ookla for its measurements after Microsoft replaced its previous Azure-based test.
- The option rolled out initially in the optional KB5077241 update and is now being pushed in stages with a security update.
- You cannot currently remove the Perform speed test shortcut from the right-click menu or redirect it to another app or site.
- Windows 10 receives no equivalent functionality in this update and Microsoft previously offered a native Network Speed Test app in Windows 8.