The new Windows Live Essentials beta will be available for public testing starting Thursday, according to Microsoft. A collection of free Web-oriented applications and services for Windows Vista and ...

The small business Windows server suite from Microsoft. Designed to integrate with Office 365 and Internet backup such as Windows Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials supports up to 25 users and ...

Microsoft released Windows Live Essentials 2011 yesterday afternoon. While the Windows Live software package is focused on PC functionality and Windows 7 integration, there is a growing connection to ...

Windows Server 2012 Essentials software can be downloaded, but you won't find it on hardware for a few more months. According to a Microsoft announcement, Windows Server 2012 Essentials was released ...

Microsoft provided details this month about its Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials product to come, which is designed for small-to-medium (SMB) businesses as a "first server" product. Microsoft ...

Windows Live Essentials has been part of most Windows Users standard installation for many years now. This familiar and ‘essentials’ set of applications does much to make Windows come to life as a ...

As expected, Microsoft is ripping its Windows Essentials suite of programs off of life support. The company will cease supporting Windows Essentials 2012 as of January 10. Customers can still use the ...

Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials 2011, is ready for prime time. Microsoft announced Thursday it’s consumer focused suite of free applications, has moved from testing mode (beta) to the final ...

One of the things we've known about Windows 7 for a few weeks is that it would contain fewer bundled applications than Vista did. Instead, these apps would be provided separately, under the Windows ...

In October, we reported Microsoft will end support for its Windows Essentials 2012 suite of programs on January 10. That is just a day away, meaning Microsoft will pull the suite installer offline, ...

It is sometimes necessary to disable the Microsoft Security Essentials program, even though it may leave the business data on your computer temporarily vulnerable. For example, some programs will ...

(1) See Windows Server Essentials. (2) A suite of free Windows desktop applications from Microsoft. Essentials includes email and calendar (Mail), a photo organizer and editor (Photo Gallery), video ...