Windows Live Essentials
Windows Live Essentials is a discontinued collection of office software developed and published by Microsoft. It was released on August 25, 2006. Platform that supported it were Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. It was no longer available for Windows 8.1 in 2013. Windows Live Essentials was officially discontinued on January 10, 2017.
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 25, 2006 |
| Discontinued | 2012 (v16.4.3528.0331) / April 17, 2014 |
| Operating system | Windows XP to Windows 10[1][2] |
| Type | Software suite |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | windows |
Windows Live Essentials consists of 8 programs, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Meeting Space and Windows Live Calendar.
Versions
Windows Live Essentials (2001)
The first version for Windows Live Essentials was released on August 27, 2001 for Windows XP.
Windows Live Essentials 2009
Windows Live Essentials 2009 was released on July 13, 2009 in Windows 7.
Windows Live Essentials 2011
Windows Live Essentials 2011 was released on November 10, 2010 for Windows 7, replacing Windows Live Essentials 2009.
Windows Live Essentials 2012
Windows Live Essentials 2012 was released on January 7, 2012 for Windows 8.
Discontinuation
In January 8, 2014, Microsoft announced all Windows Live programs had reached the end of their support lifecycles. In January 5, 2015. Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Mail was discontinued for Windows Vista. All Windows Live Essentials programs are discontinued as of January 10, 2017.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Windows Essentials download options". Support. Microsoft. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Windows Essentials". Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.