More than 20,000 Windows Live account credentials were published recently. That is why you should change your own password, even if your account was not among them. Here is how to change your password using the Windows Live account center. Open the Windows Live account center at https://account.live.com/ChangePassword.aspx. If prompted,
Category: Windows Live
Announced in 2005, Windows Live offers you a broad set of tools to communicate with your friends: Windows Live Essentials applications, web services, and mobile services.
More than 20,000 Hotmail passwords leaked
Several thousands passwords for European users of Microsoft’s e-mail and identity service Hotmail/Windows Live ID have been published on the Web, according to information published by Neowin. The Windows Live team states: We immediately requested that the credentials be removed and launched an investigation to determine the impact to customers.
How-to: Minimize Windows Live Mail to the “tray”
Are you using Windows Live Mail as your primary e-mail program and thus running it all the time? I bet that its taskbar button will get in your way sometimes. When I played around with Live Mail’s options, I found a way to minimize Windows Live Mail to my system
The days are numbered for Messenger 2008
In this post: End of Life reached What people think Technical reasons Get Messenger 2009 In case of problems End of Life reached Starting September 15, 2009, users are required to have the latest version of Messenger installed on their computer in order to sign in and continue using the
Messenger: more information about messages not being sent problem
In the last hours, the number of people with problems to send instant messages through Windows Live Messenger’s network has greatly increased, fact that alerted the Windows Live Messenger team about possible server problems. The problem seems to have been solved, as said at MessengerSays blog, and we’ve been getting
Stay secure and don’t get phished via Messenger
Some of you have asked Max Messenger whether there is a possibility to display who in your contacts is “online” but has set their status to “Appear offline”. There is no such possibility! Not even using an additional program or via some websites. Those sites claim that it is possible.
How-to: Customize your Windows Live Home
Did you know that you can customize the layout on your Windows Live Home page according to your personal wishes? Here is how to: Open http://home.live.com/ and click on Options, then Customize this page. To change the order, choose the element to move by clicking it in the Page layout
How-to: Connect to a synced folder with Windows Live Sync
If you have Windows Live Sync installed on your computer, you can connect a computer to a synchronized folder to synchronize files. You must install the Sync software from the Sync website, on every computer that you want to synchronize files on. You can connect multiple computers to a personal
How-to: Cropping photos with Windows Live Photo Gallery
Sometimes you see waste bins next to the most interesting sightseeing highlights when you look through your vacation photos, or just a certain area within a photo is interesting. Use the Crop feature in Windows Live Photo Gallery to optimize the photo to suit your wishes. Open the photo you
Clear your search history in Windows Live Toolbar
Windows Live Toolbar remembers what you have searched for lately. Here is how you can empty this search history: Start Internet Explorer. In the toolbar’s search box, enter the first letter of a phrase you have search for previously. Then click on “Clear previous searches”. Notes: To repeat a search,