<s>
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Installer	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
suite	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
freeware	B-License
applications	O
that	O
includes	O
email	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
,	O
blogging	O
,	O
and	O
parental	O
control	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentials	O
programs	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
integrate	O
well	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
web-based	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
OneDrive	B-Application
and	O
Outlook.com	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
includes	O
the	O
following	O
applications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
applications	O
support	O
installation	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
R2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
and	O
included	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
seeking	O
testers	O
for	O
their	O
invitation-only	O
Windows	O
Live	O
service	O
named	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
that	O
it	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
discover	O
,	O
install	O
,	O
and	O
maintain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Windows	O
Live	O
application	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
website	O
serving	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
discover	O
new	O
Windows	O
Live	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
website	O
was	O
integrated	O
tightly	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Dashboard	I-Application
,	O
an	O
application	O
which	O
offers	O
a	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
services	O
the	O
user	O
already	O
has	O
and	O
what	O
new	O
Windows	O
Live	O
software	O
and	O
services	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Dashboard	I-Application
required	O
users	O
to	O
sign-in	O
with	O
their	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
to	O
check	O
whether	O
the	O
service	O
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
web-based	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Live	I-Operating_System
Hotmail	I-Operating_System
(	O
then	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
)	O
was	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
beta	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
website	O
became	O
unavailable	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
was	O
redirected	O
to	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Betas	O
(	O
then	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Ideas	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Dashboard	I-Application
also	O
became	O
unavailable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
reappearance	O
of	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Dashboard	I-Application
is	O
seen	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
"	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Wave	O
2	O
"	O
unified	O
installers	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
8.5	I-Protocol
,	O
Mail	B-Application
and	O
Writer	B-Protocol
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Wave	O
2	O
"	O
suite	O
of	O
services	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Installer	I-Application
was	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
and	O
software	O
given	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
purposes	O
of	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
discover	O
,	O
download	O
and	O
install	O
Windows	O
Live	O
software	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Installer	I-Application
application	O
was	O
significantly	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
subsequent	O
"	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
release	O
of	O
applications	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
(	O
beta	O
)	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
Outlook	O
Connector	O
to	O
its	O
suite	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Professional	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2008	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Installer	I-Application
would	O
be	O
renamed	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
included	O
Windows	O
Live	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
applications	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
"	O
bundled	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
should	O
allow	O
more	O
frequent	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
applications	O
outside	O
of	O
major	O
operating	O
system	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
beta	O
refresh	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
applications	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
beta	O
refresh	O
"	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
notable	O
exception	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
updated	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
Wave	O
3	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
again	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
when	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
was	O
released	O
out	O
of	O
beta	O
and	O
significantly	O
updated	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
since	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	O
,	O
which	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2009	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
users	O
to	O
help	O
maintain	O
the	O
product	O
user	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
update	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
dubbed	O
"	O
Wave	O
4	O
"	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
applications	O
include	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
Mail	B-Application
,	O
Photo	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
Movie	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
Writer	B-Protocol
,	O
Family	O
Safety	O
,	O
Mesh	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
Companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
application	O
has	O
been	O
rewritten	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
and	O
will	O
allow	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
users	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
documents	O
,	O
pictures	O
and	O
music	O
in	O
sync	O
across	O
multiple	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Toolbar	I-Application
will	O
be	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Bing	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
ribbon	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Mail	B-Application
,	O
Movie	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
Photo	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Writer	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wave	O
4	O
beta	O
has	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
;	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
is	O
required	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
refresh	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
applications	O
were	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
hotfix/QFE	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
Mesh	B-Protocol
and	O
Family	O
Safety	O
)	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
update	O
became	O
available	O
through	O
Windows	O
Update	O
from	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
all	O
applications	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	O
suite	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
function	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
7	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
significant	O
updates	O
made	O
to	O
these	O
applications	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
included	O
SkyDrive	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
OneDrive	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
dropped	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
Companion	O
and	O
Bing	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Family	O
Safety	O
is	O
also	O
installed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
users	O
only	O
,	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
has	O
built-in	O
family	O
safety	O
functionalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
also	O
dropped	O
the	O
"	O
Windows	O
Live	O
"	O
branding	O
from	O
the	O
installer	O
itself	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Photo	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
and	O
Movie	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
branded	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
two	O
programs	O
have	O
also	O
received	O
several	O
updates	O
and	O
enhancements	O
since	O
their	O
2011	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
video	O
stabilization	O
,	O
waveform	O
visualizations	O
,	O
new	O
narration	O
tracks	O
,	O
audio	O
emphasizing	O
,	O
default	O
save	O
as	O
H.264	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
enhanced	O
text	O
effects	O
for	O
Movie	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
AutoCollage	B-Application
integration	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
Vimeo	O
as	O
a	O
publishing	O
partner	O
for	O
Photo	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
significant	O
changes	O
or	O
re-branding	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
for	O
other	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
today	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
original	O
pack	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
apps	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
are	O
unsupported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
10	O
and	O
are	O
removed	O
after	O
an	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Facebook	O
integration	O
in	O
Photo	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
and	O
Movie	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
broke	O
due	O
to	O
Facebook	O
API	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
turned	O
off	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
's	O
service	O
and	O
redirected	O
users	O
to	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
another	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
messaging	B-Protocol
services	O
;	O
the	O
installer	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
reflect	O
this	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
works	O
with	O
Outlook.com	B-Operating_System
using	O
the	O
proprietary	O
DeltaSync	O
protocol	O
due	O
to	O
removal	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
from	O
Outlook.com,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
use	O
such	O
accounts	O
using	O
either	O
IMAP	O
or	O
POP3	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
no	O
longer	O
works	O
with	O
Blogger	O
due	O
to	O
Blogger	O
's	O
authentication	O
API	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
