Microsoft Start was a web portal that featured news headlines and articles that MSN editors chose.

The app included sections for top stories, regional events, international events, politics, money, technology, entertainment, opinion, sports, and crime, along with other miscellaneous stories.

[2] And was later backported to Windows 10 Microsoft sends unsolicited "Start Daily" news bulletins to its outlook mail customers unless they block or unsubscribe from the service.

[4] It allows users to set their own favorite topics and sources, receive notifications of breaking news though alerts, filter preferred news sources, and alter font sizes to make articles easier to read.

[6] News uses the live tile feature introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.