Windows Live Mail team has recently released a beta refresh (Build 1083) and have made it available for public download. I’ve been using Windows Live Mail Desktop and I feel it’s one of a slick and “not-so-messy-configuration-settings-to-figure-out” kind of a thing. These days I check my Gmail and MSN accounts both on the Windows Live Mail Desktop. Even though at times the Gmail server fails to respond (or something happens that sort of) the application stayed pretty stable.
With the latest refresh Windows Live Mail team claims these as some of the enhancements,
- More bug fixes
- Over 150 of them since the last refresh build – including lots of accessibility and stability updates
- Current View settings are now sticky
- We admit it, we made a mistake. In the last refresh build, every time WLMd was launched, the Current View settings were lost and needed to be reset. What a pain – especially when reading newsgroups! I’m happy to announce that this has now been fixed.
- Update Feeds Button
- In the RSS tab, we have added a new button for you to be able to automatically sync all your RSS feeds.
- Easier Help Options
- Minimizing to System Tray
- I think I may have just heard a small roar of excitement from our Beta testers. J You all have been asking for this one for a while, so here you go!
- Support for Windows Live ID sign in (for non-MSN Mail, Hotmail, and Windows Live Mail account holders)
- Adding the ability to use non-Windows Live ID accounts in WLMd was a popular customer request – and I am super-psyched that we are able to provide it for you! You can now sign in to WLMd using any Windows Live ID account, not just one that has an email account associated with it (such as @messengeruser.com). And for those who don’t yet have a Windows Live ID, WLMd allows you to create one as a part of sign-in! Remember that this is a very new feature for us – so please spend some time playing with it and let us know what you think!
Looks promising to me. You can download the latest refresh from here.
