See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10  

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10

    How to See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Network & Sharing
    21 Apr 2018
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10


    A network adapter is the component of a PC's internal hardware that is used for communicating over a network with another computer and Internet.

    Sometimes you may need to check to see what the current maximum speed is for your network adapters to see if they are performing at specs. This can be helpful with troubleshooting network performance issues.

    This tutorial will show you how to check the current maximum speed of your network adapters in Windows 10.


     CONTENTS:

    • Option One: To Check Network Adapter Speed in Network and Sharing Center
    • Option Two: To Check Wireless Network Adapter Speed using Netsh command
    • Option Three: To Check Network Adapters Speed using WMIC command
    • Option Four: To Check Network Adapters Speed using PowerShell script
    • Option Five: To Check Network Adapters Speed in Settings





    OPTION ONE

    To Check Network Adapter Speed in Network and Sharing Center


    1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Network and Sharing Center icon to open the Network and Sharing Center.

    2. Click/tap on a Connections link for the network adapter speed you want to see. (see screenshot below)

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_adapter_speed-1.png

    3. You will now see the current maximum speed in Mbps (megabits per second) for the selected network adapter. (see screenshots below)

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_adapter_speed-2.png See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_adapter_speed-3.png






    OPTION TWO

    To Check Wireless Network Adapter Speed using Netsh command


    1. Open a command prompt or PowerShell.

    2. Enter the command below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    netsh wlan show interfaces

    3. You will now see the current maximum Receive rate and Transmit rate speed in Mbps (megabits per second) for your wireless network adapters.

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_adapter_speed-4.png






    OPTION THREE

    To Check Network Adapters Speed using WMIC command


    1. Open a command prompt or PowerShell.

    2. Enter the command below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    wmic NIC where "NetEnabled='true'" get "Name","Speed"

    3. You will now see the current maximum speed for your wireless and Ethernet network adapters.

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_adapter_speed-6.png






    OPTION FOUR

    To Check Network Adapters Speed using PowerShell script


    1. Open PowerShell.

    2. Enter the command below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    Code:
    get-wmiobject Win32_NetworkAdapter | foreach-object {get-wmiobject -namespace root/WMI -class MSNdis_LinkSpeed -filter "InstanceName='$($_.Name)'"} | select InstanceName,NdisLinkSpeed,Active

    3. You will now see the current maximum speed for all of your network adapters.

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_adapter_speed-5.png






    OPTION FIVE

    To Check Network Adapters Speed in Settings


    1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Network & Internet icon.

    2. Click/tap on Status on the left side, and click/tap on the View your network properties link on the right side. (see screenshot below)

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_link_speed-1.jpg

    3. Scroll to each "operational" (status) network Name, and look at its Link speed (Receive/Transmit). (see screenshots below)

    See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_link_speed-2.jpg See Network Adapter Speed in Windows 10-network_link_speed-3.jpg


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 31,459
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #1

    Starting with version 1709, in Option One, Step 1 a right-click on the network icon no longer says Open Network and Sharing Center. It now says Open Network Internet settings, taking you to the Settings app instead. There is a link to the Network and Sharing Center near the bottom of that Settings app page.
      My Computers


  2. Posts : 68,652
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Thank you Bree. Tutorial updated. :)
      My Computers


 

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