Yes, Joakim's instructions worked! To be clear, here's what you do:

Install the patch, let WLM crash, close it, re-open it, Repeat the process 10 times, and then re-open it one more time and leave...

Hi ricky464 - thanks for passing along the info, but did you read the thread before posting? You're correct, the patch wasn't designed for Windows 10, but it's been mentioned several times before in...

WLM probably identified that particular attachment as potentially containing a virus (which of course doesn't mean that it does).

Click on File > Options > Safety Options, then click on the...

I must say I was incredibly skeptical of this solution, but it worked. I opened Windows Live Mail, it crashed after 5 seconds, I left it open with the debug/close program window open for about 30...

Basically, Microsoft is changing all Outlook.com accounts to Outlook Mail. They are doing this in stages, so if you're one of the users who's had his/her account changed over, you'll see "Outlook...

Thanks for the detailed info Joakim, I'll give it a try!

All of Windows Live Essentials, or just Windows Live Mail by itself?

As far as I can tell, there is no "Windows Live Mail" option in Programs and Features, only "Windows Live Essentials 2012". I can select that and "repair all programs". I did this, and re-applied the...

I second that emotion. I was just writing the same in another thread - the WLM 2012 update kills the app completely. I tried repairing Windows Live Essentials through Programs and Files, but it...

4 months later and no response to this? I'm in the same boat, would love to move over to Windows Mail from Windows Live Mail, but not being able to import my local folders is a dealbreaker.
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