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.

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 
 Windows Live
 Windows Live Writer

References

Category:Microsoft Windows software