Checking your internet speed in Windows 11 may soon stop requiring a trip to your browser. Microsoft is testing a way to run the check directly from the taskbar, with results displayed inside Windows.

Announced October 23, the feature is rolling out through Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26340.9767. It replaces an earlier speed-test shortcut that opened a Bing webpage, giving users a way to check connection performance without leaving their current workspace.

For IT teams troubleshooting slow connections, the change could simplify an initial diagnostic check.…