What is Windows Live Essentials and do I need it?

Windows Live Essentials is a suite of free programs from Microsoft to help you stay in touch with the people you care about most and do more with Windows on your PC.

How do I get Windows Live Essentials on Windows 10?

How can I install Windows Essentials on Windows 10?

1. Download Windows Essentials.
2. When you get to the What do you want to install window select Choose the programs you want to install.
3. Make sure that Messenger isn’t selected.
4. Click Install and wait for the installation process to finish.

Do I still need Windows Essentials 2012?

We’re no longer offering the Windows Essentials 2012 suite for download, but if you already have it installed, it will continue to work as it does today. It reached end of support on January 10, 2017, and it isn’t available in Windows 10.

What replaced Windows Movie Maker?

Photos
Is Windows Movie Maker still available? Movie Maker was officially discontinued on January 10, 2017, and it is replaced by Video Editor (formerly Microsoft Story Remix), which is built-in with Microsoft Photos on Windows 10.

Where can I get Windows Essentials 2012?

You can download an offline copy of Microsoft Windows Live Essentials 2012 from Archive.org.

Should I remove it Windows Live Essentials 2011?

The very short answer is no. You don’t need that to run Windows 7. Those are simply additional pieces of software that are provided as a convenience as part of the initial install. Those are all components of what was called “Windows Live Essentials”.

How do I install Microsoft Essentials on Windows 10?

Downloading and installing Microsoft Security Essentials

1. Go to support.microsoft.com/help/14210/security-essentials-download.
2. Click Free download.
3. Microsoft detects your operating system and begins to download the options appropriate to your operating system.
4. If a Security Warning window opens, click Run.

Is it OK to uninstall Windows Live Essentials 2011?

So, the short answer is yes, you can uninstall the whole thing. You can pick and choose which components of the suite that you still might want to use, or you can go out and get the separate components yourself.

Why is Windows Movie Maker no longer free?

Windows Movie Maker, part of Windows Essentials 2012, is no longer available for download. Websites that offer free downloads of Movie Maker are not offering the real thing, and those downloads may contain malware, viruses, or hidden costs. Instead, try making movies with the Photos app that comes with Windows 10.