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Windows 11 is adding a speed test, you can run it from the taskbar

Windows 11 is getting a built-in way to measure your connection speed, and it’s placed right where you already look when something feels off. Instead of jumping to a third-party site or installing ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 taskbar is getting a built-in speed test

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft's latest Windows 11 builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918, released through its preview channels, have given us a first look at some new features ...

Windows 11's new performance boosting Low Latency mode is now available, and here's what it does

A new Low Latency Profile has been added to the latest Windows 11 update, providing a boost in performance for a range of ...
Neowin

Windows 11 gets built-in network speed, improved dark mode, and more in build 28020.1673

Windows 11 build 28020.1673 is here for Canary users, offering them new emojis, a built-in network speed test (sort of), better dark mode, and more. The third build of the day, which follows the ...

Is 8GB of RAM enough for Windows 11? A performance test

I'm seeing a lot of negativity recently about running Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM, so I thought I'd test it out myself to see ...
TechSpot

Windows 11 keeps adding small conveniences, including speed tests

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 ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 KB5089573 update released with performance improvements

Microsoft has released the KB5089573 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, which comes with 30 changes, including performance and reliability improvements. The KB5089573 ...
PC World

Your Windows 11 PC is slower than it should be. Here’s what to check

PCWorld identifies common causes of slow Windows 11 performance, including unnecessary startup programs, fragmented drives, temporary files, and bloatware consuming system resources. Key optimization ...
PCGamesN

This one Windows 11 tweak can boost SSD speed by up to 85%, but there's a catch

One of the many long-standing oddities of Windows is that it has never had native support for NVMe SSDs, despite them being around for well over a decade and being the standard option for modern ...
SlashGear

5 Underrated Tools To Improve Windows 11 Gaming Performance

Windows 11 has been out for a few years now, and while it offers genuine improvements over previous Windows versions, it also comes with a fair amount of baggage. For PC gamers, that "baggage" means ...
TechSpot

Windows 11 25H2 vs Windows 10: Which is Faster for Gaming?

We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...