Windows updates

I need to download and use Adobe Connect Add-In for my online classes but it wont come up in photo gallery because I don't have the latest version of things. I tried to download Windows Essentials and at first it looked like it would do it but the photo gallery and movie maker was having issues. According to the info I got off of this web site I needed to install some kind of server so I did but now everything I find says that windows essentials is no longer available. My classes start next week I need this Adobe Connect Add-In to download and I need it to work now. How do I get this done?