In the technology world, things are constantly changing fast. And, in a move that’s sure to irritate some Windows Live Mail 2012 users, Microsoft has decided it’s pulling support for Outlook.com.
Microsoft is (slowly) rolling out a new Outlook.com infrastructure built on top of a foundation based on Office 365. Windows Live Mail doesn’t support the protocols for this new foundation, so you’ll no longer be able to send or receive Outlook.com emails after your account gets the upgrade. Last week the Outlook team posted an article alerting users of the change, stating: This new Outlook.com update seems to be rolling out at a snail’s pace. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, you should still be good to go and use your Live Mail the way you have been. So what to do? Microsoft, of course, wants you to use its built-in Mail app in Windows 10. Or, you can always use the web version. To make using the web version easier, check out our article on how to pin Outlook.com to the Windows taskbar. Also, if you would like desktop notifications for it and other email services, check out the free utility called Howard. Microsoft shipped Windows 7 with a minimal amount of native programs. That’s why it released the Windows Live Essentials pack as a separate download. At the time, it included a lot of excellent programs. It includes programs like Windows Live Mail, Live Writer, Movie Maker, and others. However, the company hasn’t updated the Live Essentials suite since 2012. The blogging platform Live Writer is also a casualty of the Windows Essentials’ lack of support. It still works, but I’ve already made a change. Check out how to post and publish a blog post from Microsoft Word. One of the things that I was looking forward to with Windows 10 was the updates to the Windows Live Essential package. Now I see where that is going. I used Mail and Photos daily and will be very sad when they are no longer available. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy progress but when the programs they release are many steps backward, it’s not so enjoyable. Oh, well, they were free for a long time. It is a bit odd; Microsoft still provides POP3 and IMAP support so other email clients (WLM excluded) SHOULD be able to access MS email. Thunderbird is the most popular non-MS client. But there are others. Thanks for pointing out the video disappeared. You should see it now. If you’re running Windows 10, you can use the Feedback Hub to express your displeasure with the change. Will I be able to have continued success using Windows Live with my Windows 10 upgrade because it began working fine once I upgraded to 10 from 7. Thank you Comment Name * Email *
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