Downloads were not super-fast when I tried regardless of the method that I selected to download the installation file. The download is provided as a web and torrent file, and the file itself has a size of 130 Megabytes. The reason why that is important is that web installers will fail as Microsoft removed the files they require to complete the installation. Offline copy means that you can install the application suite directly setup requires no Internet connection and won't download any data from Microsoft as a consequence. You can download an offline copy of Microsoft Windows Live Essentials 2012 from. While some programs don't work at all anymore or only limited, others, like Movie Maker or Photo Gallery, work fine and provide all the included functionality. Windows Live Essentials requires at least Windows 7 but it runs fine on newer versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system including Windows 10.

Some of the programs don't work anymore Microsoft retired Messenger, Mail functionality is limited, and SkyDrive has been replaced with OneDrive. Windows Live Essentials included several programs, most notably Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, Mail, Messenger, Writer, and SkyDrive (OneDrive). Microsoft ended support for Windows Essentials 2012 in 2017 and removed all downloads of Windows Essentials and individual programs from its web properties.

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