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Windows 11's new beta update removes a feature for seemingly no reason

The newest Windows 11 Beta and Dev builds add a taskbar network speed test and Copilot setup during Get Started. Microsoft quietly turned off Emoji 16.0 in Beta with no explanation; it will return ...
ZDNet

Windows 11 lets you run a network speed test right from the taskbar now - how to try it

Windows 11 is testing a network speed test that you run from the taskbar. The speed test icon takes you to the Bing website. For now, you need a Windows 11 Insider build to use the feature. Now ...
Ars Technica

Back to basics: Microsoft tests overhauled Start menu in Windows 11 beta builds

Windows 11 has become so synonymous with Microsoft’s push into generative AI that it’s easy to forget that it originally launched as a mostly cosmetic overhaul of Windows 10. But Microsoft continues ...
eTeknix

Windows 11 Will Soon Let You Test Internet Speed Without Third-Party Apps

The latest Insider build of Windows 11 confirms that Microsoft is working on adding a built-in speed test feature. Whenever we notice that our download speed feels slower or that web pages take longer ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 Users Won’t Have to Google 'Internet Speed Test' Anymore

Microsoft is adding the ability to launch an internet speed test directly from the Windows 11 taskbar. X (formerly Twitter) user phantomofearth noticed the new feature in a recent preview build ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 Test Update Lets Some Admins Uninstall Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7535 to the Dev and Beta Channels on Friday, introducing a new policy that allows IT administrators to uninstall Microsoft Copilot from ...