I am aware that Live Mail is from Windows Essentials and I have used for a few years.

But it has been playing up in the last few months.

Live Mail opens but it stalls at 'checking' but no emails are collected and soon it has to be stopped.

I have heard Live Mail and some other Windows Essentials software (such MovieMaker) is being phased out.

What is the current status of Live Mail and will an announcement be made of a date when Live Mail will officially stop working?