How to Repair Windows Live Mail

Kevin ArrowsUpdated on April 29, 2024
Kevin is a certified Network Engineer

Windows Live Mail is a free e-mail application provided by Windows, aimed at Windows 7 and Vista users. However, it has now been discontinued, and no updates or upgrades will be made to it. With the introduction of Windows 8 and 10, Microsoft changed the conventional way of offering free applications, such as ‘Windows Essentials,’ to providing modern and sophisticated apps.

You can still use Windows Essentials on Windows 8 and 10 if you do not want to switch to the Mail app. The repair instructions are the same for Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10.

Since many millions continue to use Live Mail, there can be instances where things might go wrong with it, such as corruption, updates, or registry issues. However, these can all be resolved by conducting a ‘Repair’ on the essentials program.

To repair Windows Live Mail, follow these steps:

a) From your desktop, hold the Windows key and press R.

b) In the run dialog, type ‘appwiz.cpl’ and then click ‘OK’.

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c) Locate Windows Essentials and click Uninstall/Change from the top bar.

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d) Choose ‘Repair All Windows Essentials Programs’ and continue with the steps displayed on the screen.

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After Windows Essentials has repaired the program, go ahead with what you were trying to fix.

Kevin ArrowsUpdated on April 29, 2024
Kevin is a certified Network Engineer
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    Leon Flesburg Dec 3, 2016

    Hi. I have Windows Live mail on my PC. I have Windows 10. Recently when I print anything in Live mail the document comes out with a really dark blue background. I can barely make out the text because background is so dark. It used to be the normal white background with black text. I am not sure if a windows 10 update caused this or not. Can it be fixed?

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      KA
      K. Arrows Author Dec 11, 2016

      Does it shows the same in Preview?

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    BR
    Ben Z en de rest May 22, 2017

    Hi, sorry to tell but with Microsoft stopping the support for Live Mail the online sources needed for repair are no longer available.

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      KA
      K. Arrows Author Mar 7, 2018

      You can download from FileHippo and then reinstall the program.

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    MO
    MOE May 14, 2018

    I’m using Live Mail with Windows 10. Suddenly ALL emails I’ve ever received is being downloaded into my IN Box -Thousands. How do I stop this??????????

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    SW
    Shane Warren Author Sep 28, 2019

    Configure the settings for your account and also delete spam or long messages

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