Does anyone have a link to Windows Live Mail that works in Windows 10?
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Safely download Windows Essentials 2012 (which includes Windows Live Mail) from this post in Microsoft Community.
If needed: Also see the fix for Windows Live Mail on Windows 10 mentioned in this reply...
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Windows Live Mail
There are three versions of Windows Live Mail: WLM 2012 (build 16.4.3528.0331); WLM 2011 (build 15.4.3555.0308); and WLM 2009 (build 14.0.8117.0416).
WLM 2012 will only run on Windows 7 or later. WLM 2011 will run on Windows Vista or later. WLM 2009 will run on Windows XP or later. My advice is primarily intended for WLM 2012 or 2011. Much of it applies also to WLM 2009, but the commands involved may differ.
I recommend that you use Windows Live Mail 2011 (WLM 2011), which I run on Windows 7.
You can download Windows Live Essentials 2011 from the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/windowsliveessentials2011_201908
This is the direct link -
https://archive.org/download/windowsliveessentials2011_201908/wlsetup-all.exe
WLM 2011 is one of several programs included in this installer. When you run the installer it gives
you an option to choose which of the programs to install.
If you need help to install Windows Live Mail, ask here. Or search this forum for the term
windowsliveessentials2011 (i.e. search for the installer program).
Windows Live Mail 2009:
This version was released on 8 January 2009. This is the only version that supports Windows XP.
Windows Live Mail 2011:
This version was released on 30 September 2010, as part of Windows Live Essentials 2011. It
requires Windows Vista or later.
If you wish to use Windows Live Mail, you are strongly recommended to install Windows Live Mail
2011, and to use the IMAP service with it. This arrangement has the widest compatibility. The only
situation in which it will not work is for those using Windows XP.
WLM 2011 originally gave the user a choice of 3 services: IMAP, POP3 or DeltaSync. In 2016,
Microsoft switched off its DeltaSync service. Today you can only use either IMAP or POP3.
By using IMAP instead of DeltaSync, Windows Live Mail 2011 continues to work normally. It is NOT necessary to change to Windows Live Mail 2012.
Download the installation program "Windows Live Essentials 2011" here:
https://archive.org/details/windowsliveessentials2011_201908
Windows Live Mail 2012:
This version was released on 7 August 2012, as part of Windows Essentials 2012. It requires
Windows 7 or later.
This version is identical in use to WLM 2011. The only difference is the discontinuance of support
for Windows Vista and for DeltaSync. WLM 2012 gives the user a choice of IMAP, POP3 or
Exchange ActiveSync.
There are thus no benefits in changing to WLM 2012, unless you wish to use Exchange ActiveSync.
User forums report serious problems with the upgrade software, KB3093594, so it is
recommended NOT to attempt to upgrade from Windows Live Mail 2011. If you decide to use
WLM 2012, uninstall any earlier version, then install WLM 2012 using the full installation software in Windows Essentials 2012.
You can download the latest version of Windows Essentials 2012 (build 16.4.3528.0331) here:
English (United States) -
https://web.archive.org/web/20170112124505/http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/C/1/B/C1BA42D6-6A50-4A4A-90E5-FA9347E9360C/en/wlsetup-all.exe
English (United Kingdom) -
http://web.archive.org/web/20160423192125/http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/1/9/4/194B1919-A211-441F-BC0E-34F6B533B876/en-gb/wlsetup-all.exe
DeltaSync:
Although the DeltaSync service was turned off by Microsoft in 2016, Windows Live Mail 2011 and
2012 continue to work with Hotmail e-mail accounts by using IMAP instead (or, less effectively, POP3).
Gmail and other non-Microsoft e-mail services still offer DeltaSync (as well as IMAP and POP3). So you can still use DeltaSync in Windows Live Mail 2011, with non-Microsoft email accounts (but not
in Windows Live Mail 2012, as DeltaSync support was removed from it).
Windows Live Mail 2011 and 2012 both continue to work, and can still be downloaded from the
Archive.org website - using the links mentioned above.
Windows Essentials:
More information about this software suite (variously known as "Windows Live Essentials 2011" and "Windows Essentials 2012") can be found on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Essentials
This software still works in Windows 10.
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