I have screened a seemingly endless amount of dialog on this general topic, but none has proven helpful in any manner.

I am using Windows 10, Windows Live Mail, a part of Windows Essentials 2012.  I have, and am signed into, a One Drive account, but that has been of no use.

I historically have been able to open my picture folders/files on my computer, select the photos I wish to send by e-mail, right click on those selected photos, select Send to Mail recipient, chose the size I want (e.g., Medium 1024 x 768), and click on Attach.  That would, and still does, bring up my e-mail message with the picture files (.jpg) either attached or (annoyingly) inserted as an album.  All of that still works, more or less.  That is not the issue.

The problem comes when I try to send the e-mail.  Like scores of others who have posted in the community, I receive error id 0x8007007A;

The message gets "stuck" in my Outbox.

I AM able to send all other e-mail (after deleting the blocked message).  I AM able to open Live Mail normally, click on the paper clip and attach as many picture files as I like, either as individual files or an album.  The problem is that I am unable to use the built-in photo sizing, i.e., right click, send to mail recipient, pick size, and send.  It appears the problem lies in an apparent error in the interface between the MICROSOFT "Sent to Mail Recipient" and MICROSOFT Window Live Mail.

Note I am using up to date everything, e.g., Windows 10, Live Essential 2012, etc.  Don't tell me about changing settings in my e-mail and all that.  I have done that.  Even tech commenters in the community have apparently been able to reproduce the problem.  Don't tell me to resize my photos first, save them, and then attach them; a real waste of time.

So, I guess the bottom-line question is WHEN will Microsoft fix this problem?  Why do I have to keep using "work-around" approaches to do what was a simple process.  I'm not sure why "what ain't broke" keeps getting broke every time MS thinks we need a "new and improved" way of doing business.

Can we ALL expect this to return to the process that has worked well for years?