Windows Live

Your life. Your stuff. All together with Windows Live.

Keep in touch from your PC, phone, or the web. Send rich email, IM or video chat*, and share social updates. And with Windows Live Essentials on your PC, you can do even more with your photos, videos, and email. Windows Live Essentials is free and includes Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, and Movie Maker.
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* Requires a compatible microphone, speakers or headset, webcam, and broadband connection.

Windows Live Hotmail The new Hotmail is all about efficiency, with practical tools that keep your inbox organized. You can even access your Microsoft Office files from inside Hotmail,* so even when you're not at work, you can stay productive. Sign up now Already use Hotmail? Sign in * Hotmail integration with Microsoft Office files is not available in all regions.

Windows Live Messenger With Messenger, you can share photos and talk in real time with video chat.* Plus, Messenger shows you what your friends are doing on other social networks, whether you're on your computer or your phone. * Requires a compatible microphone, speakers or headset, webcam, and broadband connection.

Windows Live Essentials With Windows Live Essentials you get Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker,* and more—all in a single download. So you can do more with Windows. * Video editing with Movie Maker is available only for Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

Windows Live SkyDrive With SkyDrive, you can access and share your documents, photos, and videos from almost anywhere, with 25 GB of free, password-protected online storage. Sign up now Already use SkyDrive? Sign in

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How to use Windows Live

Get a Windows Live ID Your Windows Live ID gets you into all of your Windows Live services with a single sign-in, including Hotmail, Messenger, and SkyDrive.

See all your social updates You can connect Windows Live with more than 75 other services, including Facebook and YouTube.

Create documents online Create, share, and edit Microsoft Office files on the web. Office Web Apps look and work like the desktop programs you're already familiar with for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files.