Windows Live Mail 2012 will not connect to Outlook.com

Plankton said:

I like eM Client, it looks and feels like WLM 2011/2012. Only draw back is; the free version only allows for 2 email accounts but the paid version allows unlimited accounts. I also like and use Incredimail.....fun for animated emails.

Alternatively, you could use any of the web-based email client....like Gmail and outlook.com.
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I used and paid for incredimail but dumped it as soon as I got windows 10 and the new Mail App.
Would warn anyone getting it watch your computer slow down and they push you to buy more and more extras from them.
Left them now 9 months ago and still being asked do I want to go back to them.
So I would say keep away from it

eM Client is a very good choice, if you need more than 2 emails it is worth paying for the full version.

imaddicted2u said:

I think ur right, after they flip the switch it will be MS apps for MS mail accounts. At least out of the gate.

It's a strange msg. from MS support. Probably more marketing than support though

If you're using Windows 7, you can upgrade to a newer version of Windows to enjoy the Mail app and the other benefits, or you can access your account via a web browser.

Use Outlook 2016 for Windows
You can also take advantage of a free one-year subscription of Office 365 Personal and use Outlook 2016 to connect to your account.

If you want the new sync tech provided by Outlook.com, Mail App, and Outlook - then the msgs is clear - WLM won't do that.
If you want to use Outlook.com - you have to switch to another eMail client ????

WLM is suffering the same fate as every other MS Mail client - abandonment. But there's more in the msg. It also referecnes Win7 users, urging them to update to ...

What's not clear is what advantages are to adopting the new sync technology, other than collaborate effortlessly with Office documents, get more done using partner add-ins. I'm sure they have lots in mind for this new tech - ad push?

I'm simply being tech-minded, not anti-MS. How on earth can MS suggest using another eMail client and say in the same breath that WLM 2012 won't work?

Who needs to take action?

Anyone who currently uses Windows Live Mail 2012 to connect to Outlook.com needs to switch to an alternate email application or start accessing their email via web browser.

People who use Windows Live Mail 2012 to connect to email services other than Outlook.com, including Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or other services that use POP3 or IMAP protocols, do not need to take action.

Outlook.com users who do not use Windows Live Mail 2012 also do not need to take action.

Are they intentionally going to check which client connects and deny WLM?
Are they going to update WLM to stop working?

I guess I'll find out in late June

Slartybart said:

Are they intentionally going to check which client connects and deny WLM?
Are they going to update WLM to stop working?

It's not the client per se, but the protocol used for accessing the outlook.com account. WLM uses DeltaSync for outlook.com accounts by default. DeltaSync is going away. The mail app in Windows 10 supports EAS (exchange active sync) and EAS is what Microsoft is using going forward. It has been possible however for WLM to access outlook.com accounts using both the POP and IMAP protocols:

POP3 and IMAP settings for Hotmail and Windows Live Mail | Firetrust

It's not clear if support for these protocols is also going away. If POP and IMAP remain active I don't see why you couldn't continue to use WLM. I should note that as a test I setup one of my outlook.com accounts in WLM using IMAP a while back and the performance was terrible. I think the best solution is MS Office Outlook 2013/2016 since they support EAS, but of course they have to be purchased. My second choice is eMclient (also supports EAS), but I find it's slow compared with Outlook 2013 and the UI is a bit clunky IMHO.