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| − | '''Windows Essentials''' (formerly known as '''Windows Live Essentials''' and '''Windows Live Installer''') is a set of free Microsoft programs. | + | '''Windows Essentials''' (formerly known as '''Windows Live Essentials''' and '''Windows Live Installer''') is a set of free Microsoft programs. First released on August 25, 2006, the set consists of '''''[[Windows Live Mail]]''''', an email program, '''''[[Photo Gallery]]''''', an image viewer, '''''[[Movie Maker]]''''', a movie making app, '''''[[Windows Live Writer]]''''', '''''[[OneDrive]]''''', '''''[[Family Safety]]''''', and, formerly, '''''[[Windows Live Messengerl]]''''', an instant messaging client discontinued since 2013. Family Safety is only for [[Windows 7]].<ref name="relnotes2010a">{{cite web|title=Windows Essentials 2012 Release Notes |url= http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/essentials-2012-release-notes |work=Windows portal |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> Made to perfectly blend together, as well as with Microsoft web-based services,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foley |first=Mary Jo |date=5 August 2006 |url=http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,2008695,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535 |title=Microsoft Seeks Testers for Windows Live Essentials |work=[[eWeek]]'s Microsoft Watch |publisher=[[Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis Enterprise]] |accessdate=April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="winsupersite.com">{{Cite web |url=http://winsupersite.com/article/cloud-computing/making-sense-of-windows-live-wave-3-part-1-how-we-got-here |work=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows |title=Making Sense of Windows Live Wave 3, Part 1: How We Got Here |first=Paul |last=Thurrott |date=6 October 2010 |accessdate=April 20, 2012}}</ref> Windows Essentials programs are compatible with Windows 7, [[Windows 8]], [[Windows 8.1]], [[Windows Server 2008 SP2]], [[Windows Server 2008 R2]], [[Windows Server 2012]], and formerly [[Windows XP]] and [[Windows Vista]].<ref name="relnotes2010a">{{cite web|title=Windows Essentials 2012 Release Notes |url= http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/essentials-2012-release-notes |work=Windows portal |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> |
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * http://windows.microsoft.com/essentials | ||
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| + | [[Category:Software]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:04, January 21, 2021
Windows Essentials (formerly known as Windows Live Essentials and Windows Live Installer) is a set of free Microsoft programs. First released on August 25, 2006, the set consists of Windows Live Mail, an email program, Photo Gallery, an image viewer, Movie Maker, a movie making app, Windows Live Writer, OneDrive, Family Safety, and, formerly, Windows Live Messengerl, an instant messaging client discontinued since 2013. Family Safety is only for Windows 7.[1] Made to perfectly blend together, as well as with Microsoft web-based services,[2][3] Windows Essentials programs are compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and formerly Windows XP and Windows Vista.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Windows Essentials 2012 Release Notes. Windows portal. Microsoft. Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
- ↑ Foley, Mary Jo (5 August 2006). Microsoft Seeks Testers for Windows Live Essentials. eWeek's Microsoft Watch. Ziff Davis Enterprise. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
- ↑ Thurrott, Paul (6 October 2010). Making Sense of Windows Live Wave 3, Part 1: How We Got Here. Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.