Windows 8.1 opening msn landing page on startup

Problem:

When computer boots up and after a successful sign, the default web browser would open to msn.com. Other searches showed bing.com would open as well.

Solution:

Change the following regitry key from 1 to 0. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet\EnableActiveProbing = 0