Introduced in 2006 under the "Live" umbrella, Windows Live Essentials was changed and enhanced with various "upgrade waves" from 2007 to 2011. The "Live" brand was dropped with Wave 5 in 2012 when ...

Surprise! Surprise! Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 just after 3 months since they released the beta version of the same. You ...

Windows Live Messenger–a component of Windows Live Essentials–can integrate with your Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace social networks. Up through Windows Vista, the Windows operating system ...

Good news, Windows Live Writer fans! Microsoft has open sourced the app, and it will live on as Open Live Writer. Updated features and a plugin system are coming soon. Windows Live Writer was a ...

In 2012, Microsoft began dropping the Live brand and moved the remaining applications into the Windows Essentials suite. See Windows Essentials and Office Live. Microsoft's search engine started ...