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There's an offline mode but Live Mail offers little benefit to those who want to manage their mail exclusively in a browser. It is a solid mail client that offers a good way to manage your mail on the desktop. Windows Essentials solves this by bundling Windows Live Mail. While competitors Apple has their default Mail application, Windows doesn't come with a mail client out of the box. Integration is seamless and you'll soon forget about it, which is good. Make a change to a document on one machine and every other machine you have linked to your SkyDrive will update that document to the latest version. Similar to Dropbox's approach, SkyDrive creates a folder that syncs to the cloud and between machines. SkyDrive is perhaps the least exciting but necessary app included in Windows Essentials.

There is also a new ' auto collage' feature which blends photos you choose into one fluid picture. There's still great social network integration for quick, seamless sharing. You can now tag people in photos in bulk. Both programs are now designed for Windows 8 in mind and feature the Microsoft ribbon interface. Photo Gallery and Movie Maker are the highlights of Windows Essentials as they received the biggest overhaul. See our full review of Windows Live Messenger 2012 here. We would have liked to have seen some more changes to make Windows Live Messenger relevant in this crowded space. The interface is almost exactly the same as Windows Live Messenger 2011. There's tabbed browsing, Facebook/ Linkedin integration, and the ability to log chats. My tip: If you plan to use Windows Live Essentials 2012 after January 2017, download the standalone full installer wlsetup-all.exe from here (see also Scott Hanselmann's blog post here).Windows Live Messenger hasn't seen much changed. Already installed modules are still working after that date.

So users can't install Windows Live Essentials 2012 anymore. After JanuWindows Live Essentials 2012 web installer download will be removed.

Now some US tech sites pointing out, that Windows Live Essentials will be discontinued from January 2017 (see release notes on this Microsoft site). I'm using Windows Live Writer to create my blog posts.īut since Windows Live Essentials 2012 release, the development has been frozen Windows Live Writer has been released as Open Source. Also Movie Maker has been the first choice for several video enthusiasts. Especially Windows Live Mail has been rather popular in Windows 7, because Microsoft didn't ships a Mail client. Microsoft Windows Live Essentials has been available for free in several versions 2009, 2011, 2012. Windows Live Essentials is a suite containing several programs Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Writer, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Live Photo Gallery etc.

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