So, if you want Photo Gallery and/or Movie Maker, you should grab them from MS’s site right now before they disappear: The newer version is Windows Essentials 2012 (I updated the links in the date stamp article).īoth of these suites of free MS apps contain the same thing, but the Essentials 2012 version is newer and better (um, theoretically). SIGH… To make matters worse: Do you want to find the installer for the latest version? Well, good luck with that!! 🙁Īnyway, in my article on how to remove date stamps from photos, I actually gave a link to Windows Live Essentials 2011. Sometimes, I imagine that there is a secret group of 300 highly-paid people at Microsoft whose only job is to sit around and endlessly debate which stupid name they’re going to use this week for some chunk of software. Oh wait, no, we’re back to: Windows Essentials. Nah, now it’s Windows Piggy Piggy Gumdrop Essential Programs for Your Digital Lifestyle. Yeah, I know… Microsoft is piss-poor at naming things. And even after January 10th, you can download the full version below!

That’s in a few short weeks!įear not though, because it’s still available for download now from MS’s site. The trick was to use Windows Photo Gallery since it’s a pretty powerful and handy bit of photo-organizing and editing software.Īpparently, Microsoft will end support for Photo Gallery (and all of Windows Essentials 2012) on January 10, 2017. Last month, I wrote a lovely article entitled How to remove date stamps from photos in Windows 7, 8 and 10.

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