Click on the start menu, type "Windows Update", and hit Enter. When the setup is complete, click " Restart Later" and close all the programs currently running: shut down and reboot your computer, and you'll be able to use all the apps you just installed! (And bookmark this tutorial so you can come back to it later :) Automatically download new versions of Windows Live Mailīy default, Windows Update will only download and install critical updates, but you can configure it to include Windows Live applications in its updates. Depending on the apps previously installed, canceling the installation could cause issues - the whole process typically takes less than 10 minutes. You can click on " View Details" to get a completion percentage and see which program downloads / installs at the moment: Caution: while there is a Cancel button, let the installer completely finish. The time it takes depends on the number of apps you choose, and your internet connection speed: each of the one you selected is currently being downloaded from Microsoft's servers. To install everything, click " Install all of Windows Live Essentials" to install Windows Live Mail only and/or select other programs, click " Choose the programs you want to install" instead: Check each app you want installed if you already have a previous version of Windows Live Essentials on your computer, the old apps will automatically be selected for update.Ĭlick on the " Install" button to proceed: a progress bar will start its animation.
It needs "elevated privileges" to install and configure the Windows Live apps you want to have. Once it has finished downloading, double-click on the installer to launch it: it will ask for the administrator's password, and this is normal. The installer will download the files needed based on the programs you choose to install (which also means that you can only install Windows Live Mail while online). Tip: you can either save the download to your desktop, or choose to "Run" it: it is so small (about 1.2 megabytes) that it makes no difference. For one of the other 64 supported languages, click on " Other download options" and take your pick: the rest of the process is identical.
To get the standard version of Windows Live Essentials, English by default, click on the big " Download now" button. Go to the official download page on Microsoft's website. Any recent computer should be fine (in doubt, see " Windows Live Mail system requirements"). 64-bit versions of Windows: as long as you are not running Windows XP, you'll be able to install Windows Live Mail 2012. Download Windows Live Essentials 2012 for Windows 7
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