Windows Live Mail 2012 will not stop working, and you can still use it to download emails from any standard email service. (It used to include Messenger, which was replaced by Skype.) Unfortunately, the suite has not been updated since 2012, because Microsoft switched to developing securely sandboxed, touch-oriented apps instead. It is part of the Windows Essentials suite, which includes several fine programs: Live Mail, Live Writer, Photo Gallery, MovieMaker and OneDrive. Windows Live Mail is a desktop email program Microsoft introduced to replace Outlook Express. Help! With its automatic sign-in, I haven’t used my passwords in years.
I have used Windows Live mail since its introduction: it’s simple, clear and uncluttered.