How to Check Your Wi-Fi Speed on a Windows Computer
There are several ways to check your Wi-Fi speed on a Windows computer, but they all essentially lead to the same place. This is the easiest way.
In the Windows taskbar at the bottom of your screen, right-click the Wi-Fi indicator and click Open Network & Internet settings. In the Status dialog box that appears, click Wi-Fi. In the Wi-Fi dialog box, click Change adapter options on the right side of the dialog box. A Network Connections dialog box appears that lists each of your network connections. Double-click the one you want to check the speed for. In the Wi-Fi Status dialog box that appears, locate the listing for Speed in the Connection section. This is the speed of your Wi-Fi connection.
An Alternative Way to Check Your Wi-Fi Speed on a Windows Computer
An alternative method is to click Network and Sharing Center in the Wi-Fi dialog box (step 3 above), and then:
In the Network and Sharing Center dialog box, click your internet connection. The same Wi-Fi Status dialog box appears with the speed of your connection listed.
How to Check Your Wi-Fi Speed on a Mac
While finding your Wi-Fi speed on a Windows computer isn’t too difficult, it is more difficult than finding it on a Mac. On a Mac, there are far fewer clicks to find the information you’re looking for.
On your Mac computer, hold down the Option key and click the Wi-Fi icon on the right side of the top toolbar. A list of options and information appears and your current internet connection is listed. Beneath your current internet connection is information about your connection. You’re looking for the Tx Rate. This is your internet speed at that moment.
Additional Options for Finding the Speed of Your Wi-Fi
While getting to the Wi-Fi speed isn’t difficult on either a Windows or Mac computer, it still might be more involved than you care to attempt. If so, that’s okay, because there are tons of services available that will measure your Wi-Fi speed for you. For example, on that’s both popular and safe is Speedtest by Ookla.
To use the service, just go to the website in your favorite browser and then click Go.It will take a couple of minutes for the test to complete, but the service tests Ping, Upload, and Download speeds.
