You might think that archaic chat program MSN Messenger was dead and buried. In 2013, Microsoft announced the service would be retired and gradually integrated into Skype. But the program has remained ...

If you grew up in the late '90s or early 2000s, there's a good chance the sound of knocking on glass or a woman laughing still triggers a wave of nostalgia. MSN Messenger (officially known as Windows ...

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It's rare for Microsoft products to invoke a pleasant sense of nostalgia, but MSN Messenger is a piece of software that does. The instant messaging software has been long dead, with Microsoft pulling ...

If you were a teen during the 2000s, chances are you relied on MSN Messenger to stay in touch with your friends before everyone migrated to social media platforms. MSN Messenger, which later became ...

Microsoft launched MSN Messenger, now called Windows Live Messenger, 15 years ago, and now the company has announced that the messaging service will shut down in October. Microsoft purchased Skype a ...

As of Oct. 15, users of Microsoft’s free Web-based MSN Messenger and its Windows XP-based Windows Messenger will need to upgrade their software to a newer version or be shut out of the service, the ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s MSN Messenger, or Windows Live Messenger as it’s now known, ...

Hotmail and Messenger -- both free tools from Microsoft -- usually work well at what they do, namely offering easy online communications. However, sometimes the tools close or crash unexpectedly.

Microsoft Thursday released an update to its MSN Messenger application, offering improved video and voice calls in an effort to catch the eyes and ears of more Internet users. At the same time it ...

No more winks, nudges, or shoddy modem connections cutting into your emoticon battles with your best friend (everyone did that, right?): Microsoft's MSN Messenger will officially be signing off Oct.