Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials 2011, is ready for prime time. Microsoft announced Thursday it’s consumer focused suite of free applications, has moved from testing mode (beta) to the final ...

Microsoft released Windows Live Essentials 2011, a set of free downloadable applications tied to Windows 7 and Windows Vista that the company said would allow users to organize their e-mail, ...

Microsoft's latest all-in-one pack of essential apps is out, including Messenger, Mail client, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, Writer and more... The new Windows Live Messenger is the highlight of this ...

Microsoft released on August 7 a new bundle of free services meant to complement Windows 7 and Windows 8. Now known as "Windows Essentials" rather than "Windows Live Essentials," it adds some new ...

As expected, Microsoft is ripping its Windows Essentials suite of programs off of life support. The company will cease supporting Windows Essentials 2012 as of January 10. Customers can still use the ...

The final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 was released today. It's a solid release and a welcome update, though not without its flaws.

The new Windows Live Essentials beta will be available for public testing starting Thursday, according to Microsoft. A collection of free Web-oriented applications and services for Windows Vista and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows Live Essentials has been part of most Windows Users standard installation for many years ...

Windows 7 has moved many tools out of the OS and into a free download. How do they measure up? Let me say at the outset: I never liked Outlook Express. Never. The feature difference between Outlook ...

It's been three years since Microsoft last released a public beta of its Windows Live Essentials suite. (So much for more rapid services releases.) But on June 3 (just after 12 midnight EST), the ...

Microsoft has previewed a major refresh to its freely downloadable Windows Live Essentials suite, which includes Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Messenger, Mail, Sync and others. According to CNET, ...

(1) See Windows Server Essentials. (2) A suite of free Windows desktop applications from Microsoft. Essentials includes email and calendar (Mail), a photo organizer and editor (Photo Gallery), video ...