One of the advantages of a Windows Live ID is that you can use it to log on to numerous Microsoft applications and services, from Hotmail to SkyDrive to Office Live 365. If you have forgotten your ...

A new product from the busy Windows Live team is Windows Live Account at account.live.com. The Hive describes it as: "...a new control panel for your Windows Live ID (AKA Passport) account. Change ...

Since reporting on the "FIFA hack" and related security concerns with Xbox Live and the Windows Live ID system, we've received stories, documentation and theories on how this is happening from dozens ...

Back in May 2006, LiveSide reported that Windows Live Sign-in Assistant had arrived with a new build of Windows Live Messenger. The application originally started off as an Internet Explorer add-on ...

In the rare case that you DO NOT sign in to Xbox.com or another website that uses Windows LIVE ID (like Hotmail) it is possible that your Windows LIVE ID expires (goes dormant.) An Xbox LIVE Gamertag ...

The new OS will let users log in with their Windows Live IDs, allowing them to more easily synchronize the same files and settings across multiple PCs. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer ...

Next time you sign in to Active Directory at work, you just might be signing in to your Windows Live account as well. Using Windows Live ID, Microsoft plans to introduce enterprises to a single ...

When creating accounts on Windows 8 you have the option to choose a Local account or a Microsoft account. A Microsoft account, formerly known as a Windows Live ID, is an account that has been ...

If you run a home business or want your home desktop to receive 24/7 technical support, Windows Live OneCare may be the personal IT department option for you. But Microsoft is not alone: Symantec, ...

Microsoft is killing the Windows Live brand it introduced six years ago. In a new post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft reveals that all its online services will simply have their own names: ...

Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system. Its ...

Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system. Its ...