Discontinued Products and Services
| Name | Replaced By | Description | Discontinued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agents | Interactive chatterbots through Windows Live Messenger that allow users to get more information about specific topics. | 30 June 2009 | |
| Alerts | Send information updates to the user's email inbox, mobile device or Messenger. | 30 September 2010 | |
| Barcode | Microsoft Tag | 2D barcodes that can be used to store information or link to the mobile web. | |
| Call | Skype | Allow users to make PC-to-PC and PC-to-Phone (Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)) voice and video calls. | 1 June 2010 |
| Events | Windows Live Groups Hotmail Calendar |
Manage and plan different types of events and share them with others using Hotmail Calendar, Spaces and Alerts. | 3 September 2009 |
| Expo | Allow users to post online classifieds and search for listings posted by other users. | 31 July 2008 | |
| Favorites | Windows Live SkyDrive Windows Live Mesh |
Synchronizes the user's favorites between computers and allows for the sharing of favorites. | 14 April 2009 |
| FrameIt | Extends the functionality of digital photo frame devices, allowing users to customise the content delivery from multiple sources such as RSS feeds. | 15 December 2010 | |
| Gallery | Windows Live Plug-ins | A center for collections of developers' add-ons for Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Writer, Toolbar, Spaces, and Live.com, as well as Windows 7 and Windows Vista Sidebar and SideShow gadgets. | 1 October 2011 |
| Help Community | Microsoft Answers | Collection of forums and message boards to communicate with other users of Windows Live products. | 6 June 2008 |
| Mesh | Skydrive | File sharing and synchronization service based on FolderShare and Live Mesh technologies. Supports PC-to-PC and PC-to-Cloud synchronisation, and supports synchronisation of program settings such as Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office between multiple computers. Also allow users to remotely access their computers via the internet. | 2012 |
| Messenger Companion | An add-in for Internet Explorer that allow users to share a webpage with their friends on Windows Live, see links to webpages the user's friends have shared and comment on these shared pages. | 2012 | |
| Office Live Workspace | Windows Live SkyDrive | Offers 5GB of storage space for storing Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook documents and lists online and sharing them with others. Office Live Workspace does not offer collaboration or editing capabilities however. | 21 January 2011 |
| OneCare | Microsoft Security Essentials | Computer Security Service. Features its own Anti-Virus program, back-up utility, and a software firewall. | 30 June 2009 |
| OneCare Safety Scanner | Microsoft Safety Scanner | Free PC scanning and health service to help delete viruses and other threats. Includes registry cleaner, disk cleaner and defragmenter, network open port scanner, and comprehensive virus and spyware scanner. | 15 April 2011 |
| Personalized Experience | My MSN | An all-in-one home page featuring a customisable RSS aggregator, gadgets and search tools. | 30 March 2010 |
| QnA | MSN QnA |
A question and answer service which allow users to ask questions, tag them according to topic, and gain points and reputation for answering other users' questions. | 21 May 2009 |
| Search Center | Windows Search 4 |
A desktop search program which provides a unified local and remote indexed search from a unified interface. | 12 December 2006 |
| Shopping | Bing Shopping | An online shopping comparison website which allowed users to compare items and prices of over 40 million products from more than 7000 online stores. | 20 February 2007 |
| Spaces | Migration to WordPress or Sina blogs in China | A blog and social networking service which allows users to create personalized blogs, add friends, and upload photos. | 16 March 2011 |
| Sync and Live Mesh | Windows Live Mesh | File synchronization which allow files and folders between two or more computers be in sync with each other or with the cloud storage on the web. Live Mesh also enables remote desktop access via the internet using a web browser. | 31 March 2011 |
| TV | An additional program for Windows Media Center which will provide access to Windows Live Spaces, Messenger, and Call on large-screen monitors or TVs. | 24 June 2008 | |
| Toolbar | Bing Bar | A toolbar which adds itself to Windows Internet Explorer, allowing quick access to a user's Windows Live Spaces, Hotmail, Favorites and Live Search from a button on the toolbar. | 31 March 2011 |
| Video Messages | Windows Live Messenger | Combines digital video with e-mail into a service that allows all webcam users to create, send, and receive video messages to anyone in their contact list, even when they are offline. | 21 July 2010 |
| Web Messenger | Now part of all Windows Live web services | Online version of Windows Live Messenger which allow users to talk online and in real-time with others using the Microsoft Messenger service from within a web browser. | 30 October 2008 |
| WiFi Center | Allow users to search for wireless networks that are available and displays information about them. | 16 February 2007 | |
| WiFi Hotspot Locator | MSN WiFi Hotspots |
A website which allowed users to locate wireless internet hotspots worldwide and view their positions on a map using Bing Maps. | 16 February 2007 |
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