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Windows Essentials
Microsoft freeware applications suite by Microsoft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windows Essentials (formerly Windows Live Essentials and Windows Live Installer) is a discontinued suite of Microsoft freeware applications that includes email, instant messaging, photo sharing, blogging, and parental control software. Essentials programs are designed to integrate well with each other, with Microsoft Windows, and other Microsoft web-based services such as OneDrive and Outlook.com.[3][4]
Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
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![]() Windows Essentials applications - clockwise from the top left: Mail, Messenger, Photo Gallery and Movie Maker. | |
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | August 25, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-08-25) |
Final release | 2012 (v16.4.3528.0331)
/ April 17, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-17) |
Operating system | Windows XP to Windows 10[1][2] |
Type | Software suite |
License | Freeware |
Website | windows |
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