MSN stands for Microsoft Network which is a web portal and collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995 to coincide with the release of Windows 95.
Microsoft has used the ‘MSN’ brand name for a wide variety of products and services over the years, the company hopes to use its simplified, integrated user interface as the front-end for its upcoming .NET products, including future versions of Microsoft Windows, WebTV, and other Web-enabled devices.
“MSN now offers the Hindi-speaking population, in India and around the world, the same world-class content and information experience that English-speaking audiences have enjoyed for years. So now Microsoft software provide you to use the network in both languages : English & Hindi.
What is MSN symbol?
The butterfly, which has followed all logo versions since 2000, is a symbol of freedom, joy, and love. The its Symbol is a sign of peace.
New MSN portal features :
- News: The latest news headlines and articles from a variety of hand-picked sources by using or sync in news app.
- Weather: It helps you to know about current weather conditions, forecasts, maps, news, and traffic by syncing in weather app.
- Entertainment: TV, movies, music, and celebrity news, as well as theater show times, tickets, and TV listings. It provides you the entertainment app.
- Sports: Up-to-the-minute scores, standings, and headlines or matches schedule from leagues worldwide by synced with the Sports app.
- Money: Stock market tickers and watch lists, personal finance, real estate, investments, currency converter, and more by synced with the Money app.
- Lifestyle: Headlines, features, and other content related to style, home & garden, family, smart living, relationships, and horoscopes.
- Health & Fitness: It provides you the tools and information about weight loss, strength, exercise, nutrition, medicines, and more.
- Food & Drink: It gives you information about recipes, cooking tips, news from chefs, cocktails, and shopping lists.
- Travel: Plans destinations, trip ideas, hotel search, flight search, flight status, and arrivals and departures.
- Autos: It will help you to research and buying advice, auto-related news, information for enthusiasts, and coverage of auto shows worldwide.
- Video: You can also able to see the trending and viral videos, comedy and pop culture, and videos from other MSN categories. Integrates with video search from Bing Videos.
How to use MSN?
Using MSN is incredibly simple – you just have to visit its website and that’s it. You can easily work with the once the website loads, you can read the news or perform other tasks.
Although MSN works in every browser, we recommend you to use it in Opera. To use the RSS functionality in Opera, go to Settings, and add the Personal news tab to the sidebar.
Set up the MSN :
- Open a new browser, go to https://membercenter.msn.com/article.aspx?pa=MC_ART_DownloadMSNSoftware.
- Sign-in using the primary email account.
- Click on install option to download the latest software.
- Click “Run” when prompted and follow the download instructions.
- On your desktop you should now see an icon “Installer” and wait for a while.
- On the “Are you currently connected to the Internet?” page please selects “I’m currently connected to the Internet” and click Next.
- On the next screen please enter your email address/password and click Next.
- Enter your name shown on the Review and sign the agreements page and click “I Accept”.
- Click Next to complete installation.
- Once the installation has completed the install wizard will close and you should click on the MSN.exe on your desktop to launch the MSN Client.
What are the benefits of MSN Premium?
MSN Premium subscription is for the customer’s who are using a high-speed internet connection. Benefits of a MSN Premium subscription: Increased Daily sending limit. Storage space will be increased from 5 GB to 10 GB.
Does msn com still exist?
In 1998, Microsoft renamed and moved this web portal to the domain name www.msn.com, where it has remained.