Applies ToWindows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Windows 8 Pro Windows RT
Summary
This update provides the latest Windows Communications Apps (People, Mail, and Calendar) updates by using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for computers that cannot access the Windows Store and are running Windows RT or Windows 8.
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Update information
How to obtain this update
This update is available from Windows Update.
The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Windows8-rt-kb2938459-x86.msi |
Not applicable |
13,692,928 |
06-Apr-2014 |
23:15 |
Not applicable |
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Windows8-rt-kb2938459-x64.msi |
Not applicable |
15,777,792 |
07-Apr-2014 |
01:05 |
Not applicable |
For Windows RT
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Windows8-rt-kb2938459-arm.msi |
Not applicable |
13,463,552 |
07-Apr-2014 |
00:53 |
Not applicable |
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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My Norton 360 is showing activity from C:\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps 8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.exe including allowing these apps to access my computer. I have searched and can not find any real information on what these apps are or if its legitimate. Is it safe or should I block this? Thank You
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I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:
Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.- Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
- Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
- Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.
Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.- Go to Settings.
- Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
- Select add someone else on this PC.
- Enter a user name and hit next.
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Hands-on look at Microsoft’s Windows Communications apps for Windows 8.
Hands-on look at Microsoft’s Windows Communications apps for Windows 8.
Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.
Microsoft has preinstalled a number of Windows Communications apps in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Mail, Calendar, People, and Messaging are all present and provide access to the typical Windows Live features found in Windows 7. The metro style applications all have basic functionality, and work as a quick way to access Microsoft’s online applications.
The mail application acts as a fully functional email client with access to Exchange, Google, and Hotmail accounts. Windows 8 Consumer Preview users can simply add an account in without any setup, and get access to the powerful functionality of Exchange accounts without the need for Outlook — a big move for Microsoft in what is essentially a core free Mail product. The Messaging application shows no signs of rumored SMS integration but it does provide a simple way to message Facebook and Windows Live Messenger contacts. Similar to Windows Phone, there is also a way to switch accounts in the interface to chat between the different services. Contacts are populated from the People app of Windows 8 for use in Messaging.
Microsoft’s Photos application includes access to SkyDrive, Facebook, and Flickr photos. The application will automatically pull in these photos providing you have linked a Windows Live ID to your local Windows 8 account. The same applies to the rest of the preinstalled Windows 8 applications that use Microsoft’s online services, they will all open preconfigured. Although the applications are fairly basic right now, we expect their functionality to be extended by the time Windows 8 is ready later this year.
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Файлы Extensible Markup Language, такие как microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml, используют расширение XML. Файл считается файлом XML (Extensible Markup Language) и впервые был создан компанией Microsoft для пакета ПО Windows 10.
Файл microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml изначально был выпущен с Windows 10 07/29/2015 для ОС Windows 10.
По нашим данным, эта версия файла является последним обновлением от компании Microsoft.
Ниже приведены исчерпывающие сведения о файле, инструкции для простого устранения неполадок, возникших с файлом XML, и список бесплатных загрузок microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml для каждой из имеющихся версий файла.
Что такое сообщения об ошибках microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml?
Общие ошибки выполнения microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
Ошибки файла microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml часто возникают на этапе запуска Windows, но также могут возникать во время работы программы.
Эти типы ошибок XML также известны как «ошибки выполнения», поскольку они возникают во время выполнения Windows. К числу наиболее распространенных ошибок выполнения microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml относятся:
- Не удается найти microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml.
- microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml — ошибка.
- Не удалось загрузить microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml.
- Ошибка при загрузке microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml.
- Не удалось зарегистрировать microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml / Не удается зарегистрировать microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml.
- Ошибка выполнения — microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml.
- Файл microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml отсутствует или поврежден.
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Ошибка выполнения!
Программа: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
Среда выполнения получила запрос от этого приложения, чтобы прекратить его необычным способом.
Для получения дополнительной информации обратитесь в службу поддержки приложения.
В большинстве случаев причинами ошибок в XML являются отсутствующие или поврежденные файлы. Файл microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml может отсутствовать из-за случайного удаления, быть удаленным другой программой как общий файл (общий с Windows) или быть удаленным в результате заражения вредоносным программным обеспечением. Кроме того, повреждение файла microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml может быть вызвано отключением питания при загрузке Windows, сбоем системы при загрузке или сохранении microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml, наличием плохих секторов на запоминающем устройстве (обычно это основной жесткий диск) или заражением вредоносным программным обеспечением. Таким образом, крайне важно, чтобы антивирус постоянно поддерживался в актуальном состоянии и регулярно проводил сканирование системы.
Как исправить ошибки microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml — 3-шаговое руководство (время выполнения: ~5-15 мин.)
Если вы столкнулись с одним из вышеуказанных сообщений об ошибке, выполните следующие действия по устранению неполадок, чтобы решить проблему microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml. Эти шаги по устранению неполадок перечислены в рекомендуемом порядке выполнения.
Шаг 1. Восстановите компьютер до последней точки восстановления, «моментального снимка» или образа резервной копии, которые предшествуют появлению ошибки.
Чтобы начать восстановление системы (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 и 10):
- Нажмите кнопку «Пуск» в Windows
- В поле поиска введите «Восстановление системы» и нажмите ENTER.
- В результатах поиска найдите и нажмите «Восстановление системы»
- Введите пароль администратора (при необходимости).
- Следуйте инструкциям мастера восстановления системы, чтобы выбрать соответствующую точку восстановления.
- Восстановите компьютер к этому образу резервной копии.
Если на этапе 1 не удается устранить ошибку microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml, перейдите к шагу 2 ниже.
Шаг 2. Запустите средство проверки системных файлов (System File Checker), чтобы восстановить поврежденный или отсутствующий файл microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml.
Средство проверки системных файлов (System File Checker) — это утилита, входящая в состав каждой версии Windows, которая позволяет искать и восстанавливать поврежденные системные файлы. Воспользуйтесь средством SFC для исправления отсутствующих или поврежденных файлов microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 и 10):
- Нажмите кнопку «Пуск» в Windows
- В поле поиска введите cmd, но НЕ НАЖИМАЙТЕ ENTER.
- Нажмите и удерживайте CTRL-Shift на клавиатуре, одновременно нажимая ENTER.
- Появится диалоговое окно запроса разрешения.
- В поле нажмите «ДА».
- Должен отображаться черный экран с мигающим курсором.
- На этом черном экране введите sfc /scannow и нажмите ENTER.
- Средство проверки системных файлов (System File Checker) начнет поиск неполадок, связанных с microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml, а также других неполадок с системными файлами.
- Для завершения процесса следуйте инструкциям на экране.
Следует понимать, что это сканирование может занять некоторое время, поэтому необходимо терпеливо отнестись к процессу его выполнения.
Если на этапе 2 также не удается устранить ошибку microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml, перейдите к шагу 3 ниже.
Шаг 3. Выполните обновление Windows.
Когда первые два шага не устранили проблему, целесообразно запустить Центр обновления Windows. Во многих случаях возникновение сообщений об ошибках microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml может быть вызвано устаревшей операционной системой Windows. Чтобы запустить Центр обновления Windows, выполните следующие простые шаги:
- Нажмите кнопку «Пуск» в Windows
- В поле поиска введите «Обновить» и нажмите ENTER.
- В диалоговом окне Центра обновления Windows нажмите «Проверить наличие обновлений» (или аналогичную кнопку в зависимости от версии Windows)
- Если обновления доступны для загрузки, нажмите «Установить обновления».
- После завершения обновления следует перезагрузить ПК.
Если Центр обновления Windows не смог устранить сообщение об ошибке microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml, перейдите к следующему шагу. Обратите внимание, что этот последний шаг рекомендуется только для продвинутых пользователей ПК.
Если эти шаги не принесут результата: скачайте и замените файл microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml (внимание: для опытных пользователей)
Если ни один из предыдущих трех шагов по устранению неполадок не разрешил проблему, можно попробовать более агрессивный подход (примечание: не рекомендуется пользователям ПК начального уровня), загрузив и заменив соответствующую версию файла microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml. Мы храним полную базу данных файлов microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml со 100%-ной гарантией отсутствия вредоносного программного обеспечения для любой применимой версии Windows . Чтобы загрузить и правильно заменить файл, выполните следующие действия:
- Найдите версию операционной системы Windows в нижеприведенном списке «Загрузить файлы microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml».
- Нажмите соответствующую кнопку «Скачать», чтобы скачать версию файла Windows.
- Копировать файл в соответствующий каталог вашей версии Windows:
- Перезагрузите компьютер.
Windows 10: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\
Если этот последний шаг оказался безрезультативным и ошибка по-прежнему не устранена, единственно возможным вариантом остается выполнение чистой установки Windows 10.
СОВЕТ ОТ СПЕЦИАЛИСТА: Мы должны подчеркнуть, что переустановка Windows является достаточно длительной и сложной задачей для решения проблем, связанных с microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml. Во избежание потери данных следует убедиться, что перед началом процесса вы создали резервные копии всех важных документов, изображений, установщиков программного обеспечения и других персональных данных. Если вы в настоящее время не создаете резервных копий своих данных, вам необходимо сделать это немедленно.
Скачать файлы microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml (проверено на наличие вредоносного ПО — отсутствие 100 %)
ВНИМАНИЕ! Мы настоятельно не рекомендуем загружать и копировать microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml в соответствующий системный каталог Windows. Microsoft, как правило, не выпускает файлы Windows XML для загрузки, поскольку они входят в состав установщика программного обеспечения. Задача установщика заключается в том, чтобы обеспечить выполнение всех надлежащих проверок перед установкой и размещением microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml и всех других файлов XML для Windows. Неправильно установленный файл XML может нарушить стабильность работы системы и привести к тому, что программа или операционная система полностью перестанут работать. Действовать с осторожностью.
Файлы, относящиеся к microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
Файлы XML, относящиеся к microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.7906.42257.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe.xml
| Имя файла | Описание | Программное обеспечение (версия) | Размер файла (в байтах) | Расположение файла |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| appxblockmap.xml | Extensible Markup Language | Windows 10 | 57132 | C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\… |
| BRIBMF06-PIPELINECONFI… | Extensible Markup Language | Windows 8.1 | 2046 | C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\WMI\RtBackup\ |
| AudioPlaybackDiagnosti… | Extensible Markup Language | Windows 10 | 2222 | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\Performance\ |
| hpj5500t.xml | Extensible Markup Language | Windows 7 | 96767 | C:\Windows\Fonts\ |
| AppxBundleManifest.xml | Extensible Markup Language | Windows 10 | 5211 | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\Repository\ |
So Many Ways to Stay In Touch
What follows is a list of all deprecated Microsoft communications software — essentially,
any applications that allowed you to connect with other human beings.
A lot of research went into creating this catalog, but as you can imagine,
information can be hard to find about many of Microsoft’s applications from the early days.
Please contact us if you have
more items to add to the list, or discover inaccuracies. Thanks!
This article is part of a series. Return home to all discontinued Microsoft products.
Last updated December 17, 2019.
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Microsoft V-Chat (1995)
Lifespan: 1 year
V-Chat was a graphical chat client that attempted to immerse users
into creative 2D and 3D worlds. Users chose avatars to represent themselves. The product was short-lived and meant to progress to
Microsoft’s more abitious V-Worlds project,
which itself was cancelled and never came to fruition.
Microsoft V-Chat Interface (1995)
Source: timigi.com
Microsoft Cardfile (1985-1995)
Lifespan: 10 years
Cardfile was a digital Rolodex of sorts. Virtual index cards
made up the user interface of this simple app which allowed you to store information about contacts.
While not really a communication app, it did allow you to «autodial» the phone number of your
contacts, and that’s why it’s in this list of deprecated communications Microsoft products. (It also
doesn’t really fit well anywhere else, unfortunately!)
Microsoft Cardfile on Windows 3.1 (1992)
Source: Version Museum
Microsoft Comic Chat (1996-1999)
Lifespan: 3 years
Comic Chat was a product that came out
of the Microsoft Research Virtual Worlds team (itself also cancelled, as far as we can tell). An IRC chat client at the core, it utilized an elaborate
graphic environment with creative characters and scenery in the background to convey messages.
Microsoft Personal Web Server (1995-2000)
Lifespan: 5 years
If Microsoft IIS is a
Rolls Royce Phantom, then
Personal Web Server was a
Ford Focus. (Better analogies are welcome).
PWS ran on Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0.
Microsoft Outlook Express (1996-2001)
Lifespan: 5 years
Outlook Express was a free entry-level mail client
that basically did one job and did it well. It also had Usenet newsreading capability. It was simple to use,
efficient, and uncomplicated. And therefore it had no chance of long term survival at the software behemoth.
The affection for Outlook Express was so great that there are third-party apps that try to
recreate the experience, such as OE Classic.
Microsoft NetMeeting (1996-2007)
Lifespan: 11 years
NetMeeting was an early consumer internet
videoconferencing app that came installed with Internet Explorer 3.
NetMeeting on Windows XP (Left) and Windows 2000 (Right) (2003)
Source: wikipedia.org
Windows Messenger Service (2000-2008)
Lifespan: 8 years
The Messenger Service was a system
service that came packaged with Windows 2000
and Windows XP. It allowed users to send and receive messages if they were on the same LAN
via a popup dialog box.
The downside was that it ended up being abused for spam purposes. This is why we can
never have nice things.
Windows Messenger Service (2001)
Source: rpi.edu
Microsoft Entourage (2000-2008)
Lifespan: 8 years
Entourage was a rare Microsoft product
in that it was developed exclusively for the Mac. Entourage was the Swiss Army Knife of applications,
offering an email client, address book, calendar, note taking app, task list, and project organizer
all in one. At the end of its run, it was replaced by Outlook for Mac 2011. However, Outlook
lacked the full breadth of Entourage functionality.
Windows Meeting Space (2006-2009)
Lifespan: 3 years
Meeting Space was a watered-down version of
Windows NetMeeting. Unlike NetMeeting, users couldn’t begin audio or video
conferences, due to the fact that it lacked microphone support. That seems somewhat important for a product with
the word meeting in the title. But who are we to judge.
Windows Meeting Space Interface on Windows Vista (2006)
Source: kaypu.com
Microsoft Voice Command (2003-2009)
Lifespan: 6 years
Voice Command was software that allowed old Windows
Mobile handsets in the mid-2000s to be controlled by the user’s voice.
Microsoft Voice Command Box Covers (2006)
Source: amazon.com
Microsoft Office Live Meeting (2007-2011)
Lifespan: 4 years
Office Live Meeting
was one of Microsoft’s dizzying array of video conferencing solutions.
MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger (1999-2012)
Lifespan: 13 years
MSN Messenger launched in 1999
and became one of the most popular IM clients on the planet, with over 300 million
monthly users in 2009. Messenger was not only translated into 50 languages, but it was
available for practically every popular consumer operating system in use. The name
was changed from MSN Messenger to Windows Live Messenger in 2005 when the
«Live» branding virus
spread through practically every Microsoft service like wildfire. (It was later
dropped starting in 2012.)
Messenger was a lot more than just an IM service. It had games and apps too. Go ahead and check out the
Wikipedia entry linked above; there were a lot of moving parts in this thing.
MSN Messenger Client on Windows 98 (2000)
Source: theverge.com
Windows Live Messenger Clients (2012)
Source: youtube.com
Microsoft SharedView (2007-2012)
Lifespan: 5 years
SharedView began life with the codename
Tahiti.
Snappy codenames are an important aspect of the product lifecycle in big tech companies.
When in meetings, presentations, and with colleagues, saying Project Tahiti
is much easier than «the lightweight screen
sharing remote desktop collaboration tool for Windows Live.»
Plus, officially naming products in big
companies takes a long time. The marketing team needs to extract their pound of flesh, doing market
analysis, trademark searches, customer studies, and all that tomfoolery. The engineers building new products
may not know the official name of the thing they’re working on until it’s close to launching. And often the marketing
team has their hands tied on what vocabulary they can use, especially in a huge enterprise like Microsoft that
has so many internally competitive orgs, and that has used so many product names already. And even something inconsequential to the end user like the fact that
SharedView is one word instead of two probably involved weeks of discussion internally.
In any case, SharedView was shut down around its 5th birthday.
Windows Live Mail (2007-2014)
Lifespan: 7 years
Live Mail was similar to Outlook Express
in that it was a free lightweight email client. The most recent version is Live Mail 2012, which was
updated in 2014. It came with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.
Internet Explorer Mobile (1996-2014)
Lifespan: 18 years
IE Mobile was the browser
of Microsoft’s ill-fated mobile operating systems. It was originally named Pocket Internet Explorer
from 1996 to 2008. Check out our full article on the
visual history of Internet Explorer for a deep dive
on the desktop version.
Windows Essentials (2006-2014)
Lifespan: 8 years
Essentials wasn’t just a communications
app but a full bundle of programs including
Windows Live Mail, OneDrive/SkyDrive, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Live Writer, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Live Messenger, and Windows Live Family Safety.
Microsoft HelpBridge (2013-2014)
Lifespan: 1 year
Microsoft described HelpBridge
as a mobile app «to help friends and family stay connected in the wake of natural disasters. It also provides an easy way for survivors to donate money or supplies, or roll up their sleeves to help out.»
There were versions available for Windows Phone, iOS and Android. More on the app from The Verge.
Microsoft Internet Explorer (1995-2015)
Lifespan: 20 years
We covered the design evolution of Internet Explorer
extensively in another article on Version Museum.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0 MSN Welcome Screen (1995)
Source: wordpress.com
Skype Qik (2014-2016)
Lifespan: 2 years
Skype Qik was a multi-platform videoconferencing app Microsoft
acquired when they purchased Skype in 2011. Qik itself was an acquisition by Skype in 2011. Qik’s app originally
went live in 2008. Microsoft shuttered it in 2016.
Microsoft Agent (1997-2018)
Lifespan: 21 years
This is one of those products that is difficult to classify. MS Agent
was a platform that allowed the creation of animated characters to assist with various actions
in applications. Think Clippy.
Honestly, this probably should be in our list of deprecated Microsoft developer products. Just give
us a pass on this one?
Agent was included with Winddows 98 until Windows Vista.
Microsoft Agent Characters (2018)
Source: fandom.com
Outlook Groups App (2015-2018)
Lifespan: 3 years
Outlook Groups was cross-platform
mobile app that allowed Office 365 users to create private and public groups in Outlook and
access shared conversations, events, inboxes, cloud storage, and calendars.
Microsoft Teams Progressive Web App (2017-2018)
Skype for Business Online (2014-2021)
Lifespan: 7 years
Skype seems to be getting phased out at Microsoft for business use in favor of Teams. The company
announced
it will be shutting down the service in 2021.
Skype for Business Online (2018)
Source: zdnet.com