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 ...

Q: My desktop PC runs on Windows 8.1 and until late April I was using Windows Live Mail to access my email. Then, abruptly, I could not access Live Mail. I contacted a technician and requested help to ...

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 ...

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday launched a beta of the new e-mail client designed to give the boot to Vista’s four-month-old built-in Windows Mail. Windows Live Mail Beta 2.0, touted by Microsoft three ...

Q: Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Live Mail 2012, and I’m looking for a replacement email program. I’ve tried Windows 10 Mail, Outlook, Gmail, AOL and a few others but find them lacking. Do you ...

If you’re a Windows user or buying a new Windows-driven computer, you might be surprised to know that what you’ve come to know and love with Windows Mail is changing. With the rollout of Windows 11, ...

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. Although it has taken Microsoft five years to develop the ...