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MessengerGeek Jonathan Kay described the situation at the time:Īlthough not officially mentioned in the message, Windows Live Mail 2012 uses the DeltaSync protocol to send and receive email for /Hotmail accounts, so it can be assumed that they are discontinuing this protocol.
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That quickly went to perdition in a picnic basket, as the proffered patch, KB 3093594, froze Windows Live Mail on every Windows 10 computer and tanked many Win7 and 8.1 machines, as well.

#Windows live mail 2012 download for windows 7 update install#
In order to continue using Windows Live Mail 2012 to send and receive email for your account, you need to install the latest update. Those changes will prevent your email from being delivered to the Windows Live Mail 2012 application you use.

In a few weeks, we will be making some changes to our email services that might impact your or email account.
#Windows live mail 2012 download for windows 7 update Patch#
Microsoft distributed that patch through a link in an email message - one that looked a lot like a phishing message. Microsoft has previously telegraphed abandonment of Windows Live Mail. You may recall back in December there were problems with Windows Live Mail patch KB 3093594. Ironically, Gmail users will be able to still access the Windows Live Mail 2012 client - that service operates with the older protocols supported in Windows Live Mail. Instead, Microsoft is telling users to switch to a more current email client, preferably the Mail client that comes with Windows 10. It appears that Microsoft won't be updating Windows Live Mail 2012 to work with that new back end. Microsoft's goal is to have a consistent set of APIs for not only Microsoft's email clients and services to use, but also third-party clients like Apple's and Google's email and calendar clients, Microsoft has told InfoWorld executive editor Galen Gruman. Those current differences explain why, for example, Mac Outlook users can't create shared calendars but Windows users can. Microsoft has been reworking its Exchange, Office 365, and back ends to be more compatible across email clients and to use the same APIs internally, so it can roll out the same functionality across Exchange, Office 365, and Outlook users. is Microsoft's latest name for its email hosting service, similar to Google's Gmail and Apple's iCloud.
#Windows live mail 2012 download for windows 7 update upgrade#
This means the time has come for you to upgrade to a new email application. Because the Windows Live Mail 2012 email application doesn't support the protocols used by this new infrastructure, you will not be able to send or receive email from Windows Live Mail 2012 after your account is upgraded. To provide you an email experience with enhanced performance, security and reliability, the new has been built upon our latest Office 365 infrastructure. Soltero blames the new software rollout and describes the fallout this way: If your email address is or for example, you won't be able to use Windows Live Mail to work with your email after June 30.

Windows Live Mail 2012 users are on notice: Switch to a modern email client or lose access to any Microsoft email accounts they have.Īs noted in a blog post from Outlook VP Javier Soltero, if you have a Microsoft mailing address - or - you won't be able to use the Windows Live Mail 2012 email client after June 30.
