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Microsoft is retiring Online Management of Windows 8.1/7 Parental Controls

AshishMohta@TWC — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:35:08 +0000

The Family Feature first came in Windows 7, which allowed parents to control how long their kids can use the computer, app usage, and what they browse on the computer. As the feature evolved, Windows 10 offered even better Parental control. Everything could be managed online. In Windows 7, it is called Windows Live Family […]

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New Outlook.com will not be compatible with Windows Live Mail 2012

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Fri, 06 May 2016 16:42:58 +0000

Microsoft has served a reminder for its customers intending to shift to new Outlook.com. The description on the official page hints users migrating to new outlook.com would no longer be able to use Windows Live Mail 2012 to access the service. New Outlook.com experience A while earlier, Microsoft had introduced a new Outlook.com experience for […]

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Microsoft will Open-Source Windows Live Writer

ShiwangiPeswani@TWC — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:43:21 +0000

Microsoft will now open source its Windows Live Writer tool, says Microsoft’s Scott Hanselman via his tweet on June 10. This is truly great news for lovers of this popular blogging tool. Released back in 2006, Microsoft’s Live Writer is a blog publishing tool, which has been very popular among users since its launch. It […]

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Microsoft to officially retire Windows Live Mesh services in February 2013

SyedAsrarullah@TWCN — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:02:47 +0000

Microsoft just announced that it will be officially retiring Windows Live Mesh early next year due to changes in the ecosystem and user habits. Windows Live Mesh first debuted in beta form back in 2008 and is used to keep files in sync and also to remotely access the PC. But since then, according to […]

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Windows Live Solution Center to be retired! Forums moving to Microsoft Answers.

VasudevG@TWC — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:37:00 +0000

To simplify the support experience, the Forums in the Windows Live Solution Center will be moving to Microsoft Answers Forums and the various Solution Articles too will be moved to Microsoft Windows Site. After moving everything, the Windows Live Solution Center will be retired. These forums most probably will be moved within a week. Many […]

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Microsoft shuts down Windows Live Gallery

AnandKhanse@TWC — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:42:00 +0000

Try visiting Windows Live Gallery at gallery.live.com and you will be greeted not with rows of gadgets, plugins, emoticons and more, but a short statement by Microsoft, stating that the Windows Live Gallery has been retired. The Windows Live Gallery has been retired. In order to focus support on the much richer set of opportunities available […]

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Microsoft shuts down Live Labs

AnandKhanse@TWC — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:39:15 +0000

Microsoft has decided to shutdown Live Labs, a group that worked on data visualization products like Photosynth, SeaDragon, Zoom.it, Pivot, etc. It is now reorganizing the team of 68, under Bing. However, Live Labs leader and technical fellow Gary Flake, announced that he is resigning from Microsoft, reports Seattlepi. “After nearly five years as a […]

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Windows Live Planet is a Microsoft initiative.

AnandKhanse@TWC — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:06:32 +0000

A forum member had posted a few days back about Windows Live Planet, a new an online destination that allows you to Find a Match or even chat to your friends Online. there were certain doubts being raised on the net about it being a Microsoft website, since its domain information showed a private registrant. […]

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Time to Bing It, now !

AnandKhanse@TWC — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:46:44 +0000

Microsoft recently unveiled Bing, a new Search Decision Engine and consumer brand, providing customers with a first step in moving beyond search to help make faster, more informed decisions. Bing is specifically designed to build on the benefits of today’s search engines but begins to move beyond this experience with a new approach to user […]

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Goodbye Ms Dewey.

AnandKhanse@TWC — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:36:10 +0000

Remember MsDewey.com ? Microsofts sexy search engine? Well it has gone offline! MsDewey.com was a viral marketing campaign started by Microsoft in October 2006. It also refers to the character of the same name, who is the campaign’s main subject. The Ms. Dewey website was an Adobe Flash-based experimental interface for Live Search. The interface […]

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