Windows Live Essentials, The End

Microsoft will no longer support Windows Live Essentials as of January 10, 2017. What will you do?

This will include:

What does this mean?

The programs will still continue to run after January 10, 2017, Microsoft won’t be updating or monitoring them. So if a secure ‘hole’ is exploited for example, there will be no fix.

So now what?

There are very good free options available. Options we have been recommending for some time.

  • The first thing you have to do is mentally embrace which ever solution you choose, it will be different!
  • Next is to ensure that your existing contacts and email and storage folders are backed up.
  • Lastly is planning on a time that you aren’t busy or have urgent emailing to do.

Would you like to know more about how this change affects you?  Let one of our geeks take the guess work out of your email solution. You only want to make this change once!  Click here to schedule a day and time for us to give you a call and let’s make sure it’s done right.

 

 

Windows Live Essentials, The End