Microsoft will end support for the Windows Essentials 2012 suite on January 10, 2017. If you use any of the suite’s component apps—Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, OneDrive, Family Safety, Mail, or Live Writer—here’s what you need to know.
Microsoft将在2017年1月10日终止对Windows Essentials 2012套件的支持。如果您使用该套件的任何组件应用程序(Movie Maker，Photo Gallery，OneDrive，Family Safety，Mail或Live Writer)，这就是您需要了解的内容。
Windows Essentials 2012 has been a popular suite of apps since its release, and a surprising number of people still use some of those component apps today. On January 10, 2017, Microsoft will end official support for the suite. You’ll still be able to use it, of course, but the apps will no longer receive updates of any kind, including security updates. You also won’t be able to download the installer software anymore, either. If you still use Windows Essentials 2012, read on to find out what the end of official support means to you and where you can look for alternatives.
自Windows Essentials 2012发行以来，它一直是受欢迎的应用程序套件，并且今天仍有令人惊讶的人数仍在使用其中的某些组件应用程序。 2017年1月10日，Microsoft将终止对该套件的官方支持。 当然，您仍然可以使用它，但是应用程序将不再接收任何形式的更新，包括安全更新。 您也将无法再下载安装程序软件。 如果您仍在使用Windows Essentials 2012，请继续阅读以了解终止官方支持对您意味着什么，以及在哪里可以找到替代方法。
您可以继续使用Windows Essentials 2012 (You Can Keep Using Windows Essentials 2012)
Official support for Windows Essentials 2012 will end, but that doesn’t mean you have to quit using it. If you’ve already got it installed, you can keep on using it just like you always have. Just be aware that there will be no future updates, including security updates. For users of Windows Live Mail, having no security updates will matter the most. For the other apps in the suite, it’s less important.
对Windows Essentials 2012的官方支持将终止，但这并不意味着您必须退出使用它。 如果您已经安装了它，则可以像往常一样继续使用它。 请注意，以后将不会包括安全更新在内的更新。 对于Windows Live Mail的用户，最重要的是没有安全更新。 对于套件中的其他应用程序，它的重要性不那么重要。
Microsoft no longer offers the installer for Windows Essentials 2012 for download. There are copies of it floating around the web, but we generally don’t recommend installing from third-party sources you don’t know or trust, so we won’t link to them here. You’re probably better off with one of the below alternatives anyway.
Microsoft不再提供Windows Essentials 2012的安装程序供下载。 它的副本散布在网络上，但是我们通常不建议您从您不认识或不信任的第三方来源进行安装，因此我们不会在此处链接到它们。 无论如何，使用以下替代方法之一可能会更好。
您无需替换家庭安全和OneDrive (You Don’t Need to Replace Family Safety and OneDrive)
So what if you want to replace Windows Essentials apps with modern equivalents? We’ll start with the easy stuff: All the features of the Family Safety app and OneDrive have been built into Windows 8 and 10, so if you use either of those, you’re good to go. In fact, if you are using either of those, you won’t even get the option to install the Family Safety app along with the suite.
那么，如果要用现代等效物替换Windows Essentials应用程序怎么办？ 我们将从简单的内容开始：家庭安全应用程序和OneDrive的所有功能都已内置在Windows 8和10中，因此，如果您使用其中任何一个，都很好。 实际上，如果您使用其中任何一种，您甚至都无法选择随套件一起安装“家庭安全”应用程序。
If you’re using Windows 7, there are Parental Controls built in. They’re not quite as fully featured as those that the Family Safety app offered, but they should do most of what you need.
如果您使用的是Windows 7，则内置了“ 家长控制” 。它们的功能不如“家庭安全”应用提供的功能完全，但它们应该可以满足您的大部分需求。
OneDrive is also now built into Windows 8 and 10. If you’re using Windows 7, you will need to download the OneDrive app, but it’s all new since the one offered in Windows Essentials 2012 and it’s continually updated.
OneDrive现在也已内置在Windows 8和10中。如果您使用的是Windows 7，则需要下载OneDrive应用 ，但这是Windows Essentials 2012中提供的一个新应用 ，并且会不断更新。
Windows Live Mail的最佳替代方案 (The Best Alternatives to Windows Live Mail)
Windows Live Mail is probably the most important component of Windows Essentials 2012 for you to replace. Though you can still keep using it if you want to, we don’t recommend it. Having new security updates available is pretty important in an email client.
Windows Live Mail可能是Windows Essentials 2012中最重要的组件，需要您替换。 尽管您仍然可以继续使用它，但我们不建议这样做。 在电子邮件客户端中，提供新的安全更新非常重要。
To be fair, most people these days have switched over to using a web-based email service like Gmail or Outlook.com. And those are probably your best bet in terms of continually updated features, spam protection, and increased security. If you favor a desktop client, the Windows Mail app built into Windows 8 and 10 is actually a pretty solid choice if you don’t need extra features like rules-based sorting.
公平地说，如今，大多数人已转而使用基于Web的电子邮件服务，例如Gmail或Outlook.com 。 就不断更新的功能，垃圾邮件防护和增强的安全性而言，这些可能是最好的选择。 如果您喜欢台式机客户端，则在不需要诸如基于规则的排序之类的额外功能时，内置于Windows 8和10的Windows Mail应用程序实际上是一个不错的选择。
If you already own a copy of Microsoft Office that includes Outlook, you should explore that option. It may have more features than you need out of an email client, but aesthetically it still feels very much like Windows Live Mail.
如果您已经拥有包含Outlook的Microsoft Office副本，则应探索该选项。 它可能具有比电子邮件客户端所需的更多功能，但从美学上讲，它仍非常类似于Windows Live Mail。
And if you want to check out third party options, we recommend taking a look at eM Client, Mailbird, and Thunderbird. All three are free—or have free versions—and have been around long enough to develop full feature sets.
并且，如果您想查看第三方选项，我们建议您看看eM Client ， Mailbird和Thunderbird 。 这三个都是免费的(或具有免费版本)，并且已经足够长的时间来开发完整的功能集。
Windows照片库的最佳替代品 (The Best Alternatives to Windows Photo Gallery)
Photo Gallery has long been a favorite for organizing, viewing, and editing photos. Though it will not get any more feature updates, you can go on using the version from Windows Essentials 2012 because security updates won’t matter much in your image viewer.
长期以来，照片库一直是组织，查看和编辑照片的最爱。 尽管它不会再获得任何功能更新，但是您可以继续使用Windows Essentials 2012中的版本，因为安全更新在图像查看器中不会有太大关系。
If you’re hankering for something a little more modern, the Photos app built into Windows 8 and 10 is not a bad choice. It offers features for viewing, organizing, and performing mild edits to your photos. For a bit more power and easy sharing ability, you might also want to check out online offerings like Google Photos, Prime Photos (for Amazon Prime users), and Flickr. All three offer loads of online storage, automated and manual organizational tools, and various degrees of image editing features.
如果您渴望更现代的东西，Windows 8和10内置的Photos应用程序不是一个坏选择。 它提供了用于查看，组织和对照片进行轻微编辑的功能。 要获得更多功能和轻松共享的功能，您可能还想查看在线产品，例如Google Photos ， Prime Photos (针对Amazon Prime用户)和Flickr 。 这三者均提供大量在线存储，自动和手动组织工具以及各种程度的图像编辑功能。
Windows Movie Maker的最佳替代品 (The Best Alternatives to Windows Movie Maker)
Movie Maker is an odd beast. A version of it that was exceedingly popular was included with Windows XP and Vista. When Windows 7 came along, Microsoft separated the app from the OS and released a new version as part of the Windows Essentials suite. While the new version wasn’t quite as powerful, it still offered a great balance between power and ease of use that a lot of people still appreciate today.
Movie Maker是奇怪的野兽。 Windows XP和Vista附带了一个非常受欢迎的版本。 当Windows 7出现时，Microsoft将应用程序与操作系统分离，并发布了一个新版本，作为Windows Essentials套件的一部分。 尽管新版本的功能不尽如人意，但它仍然在功能和易用性之间实现了很好的平衡，今天很多人仍然喜欢它。
The good news is that the current version available in Windows Essentials 2012 still works just fine in Windows 7, 8, and 10. The app hadn’t really been updated in years anyway, so the end of support likely won’t matter much to anybody. The possibly even better news is that Microsoft plans to release a new version of Movie Maker to the Windows Store sometime in the near future. We’re guessing that the new version will be limited to Windows 10 users, but beyond that we don’t really have any details on the features or timing of the release.
好消息是，Windows Essentials 2012中可用的当前版本在Windows 7、8和10中仍然可以正常使用。该应用程序实际上几年没有真正更新过，因此支持的终止对任何人。 可能更好的消息是，微软计划在不久的将来某个时间将新版本的Movie Maker发布到Windows应用商店。 我们猜测新版本将仅限于Windows 10用户，但除此之外，我们实际上没有发布功能或发布时间的任何细节。
In the meantime, if you’re looking for something a little more modern than the current version of Movie Maker and don’t want to wait for the new version, we recommend Ezvid. It’s free and, like Movie Maker, it strikes a good balance between ease of use and features. If you’re ready to move onto something more advanced—but still free—DaVinci Resolve is fantastic for the low cost of $0.
同时，如果您正在寻找比当前版本的Movie Maker更现代的东西，并且不想等待新版本，我们建议使用Ezvid 。 它是免费的，并且与Movie Maker一样，在易用性和功能之间取得了很好的平衡。 如果您准备好使用更高级的产品，但仍然免费，则DaVinci Resolve以$ 0的低成本着称。
Windows Live Writer的最佳替代品 (The Best Alternatives to Windows Live Writer)
Live Writer is one of those apps that you either love…or have never heard of. It’s a blog publishing app that offers a pleasant and feature-filled interface. It features WYSIWYG editing and links up to multiple blogging platforms, including WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, and many more. You can also switch around easily if you work on multiple blogs.
Live Writer是您喜爱或从未听说过的那些应用程序之一。 这是一个博客发布应用程序，提供了令人愉悦且功能丰富的界面。 它具有所见即所得的编辑功能，并链接到多个博客平台，包括WordPress，Blogger，LiveJournal等。 如果您处理多个博客，也可以轻松切换。
The good news here is that in 2015, Microsoft released an open source fork of Live Writer under the name Open Live Writer, which you can download and use for free from the Open Live Writer site or the Windows Store. Just like Live Writer, Open Live Writer works with a number of popular blogging platforms, including WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, Moveable Type, and DasBlog. It’s being actively developed and new features are released regularly.
好消息是，2015年，Microsoft以Open Live Writer的名义发布了Live Writer的开源分支，您可以从Open Live Writer网站或Windows Store免费下载和使用。 与Live Writer一样，Open Live Writer可与许多流行的博客平台一起使用，包括WordPress，Blogger，TypePad，Moveable Type和DasBlog。 它正在积极开发中，并定期发布新功能。
With the right alternatives in place, you won’t mourn the death of Live Essentials—in fact, you’ll probably be using something better.
有了正确的替代方案，您就不会为Live Essentials的消亡而哀悼-实际上，您可能会使用更好的东西。
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