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Microsoft has released new updated build 15.4.3538.0513 of "Windows Live Essentials 2011" (Wave 4) suite.
According to Microsoft, in addition to changes that improve performance and quality of service, the update also includes full support for SSL in Windows Live Mail, and the latest Bing bar. Here are a few of things you'll find the most interesting:
- Mail: Fixed a sorting issue in the Sent items folder and improved the upload reliability and instrumentation in Photo mail.
- Messenger: Fixed a couple of stability issues and made various changes for improved voice and video quality.
- Photo Gallery: Implemented various bug fixes for crashes related to launching Photo Gallery through Autoplay and facial recognition.
- And more: Made many other usability, performance, and stability improvements across the suite of Windows Live Essentials apps.
You can download the new updated version using following links:
Direct Download Link (Online Installer)
Direct Download Link (Offline Installer) (205 MB)
Homepage (To download setup for other available languages)
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. You can edit and share photos and personal videos, manage your email and calendar, publish to your blog, access your files on multiple computers, and help keep your kids safer online. It's all in one download, and it's all free.
Windows Live Essentials includes Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Family Safety, Windows Live Mesh, Bing Bar, Messenger Companion, Microsoft Silverlight, and Outlook Connector Pack. You can install just a few of these programs or all of Windows Live Essentials.
Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 requires Windows Vista or 7, and is available in 48 languages including English, French, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, German and Russian.
Following link contains official download links for full offline installer of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 in all available languages:
Official Links to Download “Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4)” Full Standalone Offline Installer
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AKLP
There were tabbed chats in messenger plus for ages :/
All they managed to do is turn msn into facebook
Davo
I knew MSN plus had tabbed chats, but to me, they weren't appealing. In the leaked versions of WLM 2011 I saw that they looked quite nice... But that's in my opinion.
The Social side to WLM 2011... They need to improve the Facebook thingies, so that the pages you join or "like" don't post random crap on your home page. i.e. Check out your "home.live.com" and add Facebook to the services or something like that, and you'll see that pages you join can post and is viewable via MSN. To me... That's just ugly. Haha, all I want is my friends' info and etc.
Still can't wait though. I hope they update MSN plus too because everyone uses it and unless I set the contact names to show their First and Last names... I'm gonna be seeing these #C3240345 crap or something in their name/pm.
hb860
Still inaccessible
Jason Yip
The release might take a while LOL
Cahya
Hi Vishal,
Does this beta available for International download? (even it only supports some language)
Someone
Great! Can't Wait!
Carlos
Finally, thanks!
3java3
I think I'll pass. Normally, I would have upgraded, but it bothers me that they monkey around with customization, giving you options and then taking those options away. You used to be able to colorize Window Media player, now you cannot. I can reluctantly accept that with Media Player, and overlook it, but I doubt that I can overlook that in Windows Live Essentials. I'm really tired of the generic baby blue that MS insists on using for everything these days. Why they got rid of the colorize feature Live Essentials is a mystery. I'll keep the current Live Essentials, that way I can have my Pumpkin or Lime colors. Sure, I don't get the ribbon UI, but that's live. There are always tradeoffs, and I would rather have the ability to colorize. Besides, I have the ribbon on Wordpad, Paint and Movie Maker.
Oskr
hey, anyone knows how to change the nick?
Salvatore
Do we have an offline installer for this ?