Windows Live Mail doesn't open In Windows 10

Hi Judith,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience that you are experiencing. I will definitely assist you.

Let’s try the simple steps given below to repair Windows Live Mail and check if it helps:

1. Press Windows key + X.
2. Go to Control Panel.
3. Under Programs, click Uninstall a Program.
4. Locate Windows Live Essential then click Uninstall/Change.
5. When a window appears, select Repair all Windows Live programs.
6. Restart your computer after the repair.

Hope this helps. Post us with status we will be glad to help you.

By some miracle I seem to have gotten my Windows Live Mail to work again.  Thought I would post what I did in case it might work for someone else.  Remember, I have already followed Billion's instructions above.  Don't know if this will work for anyone else without doing his steps first, but here's what has worked for me:

--Right clicked on the Windows Live Mail shortcut on my desktop

--Clicked "open file location"

--Looked down the list and right clicked on "wlmail"

--Clicked "Troubleshoot compatibility"

--Clicked "Try recommended solution"

After a few moments another window came up that said something had been done and I should test the program to see if that "something" (my word) had worked before clicking "Next"...I clicked "test program" and Eureka, I almost fell off my chair. I completed the steps per the screen instructions.  I've closed the program and opened it successfully several times...One screen said the compatibility had been reset to Windows 8...I moved to Windows 10 from Windows 7, so maybe that was part of my problem.  I'm holding my breath that it will continue to work.  If the problem repeats, I'll try this again in the hopes of eventually getting Windows Live Mail to be fully compatible with Windows 10.  I am so happy to have this program back!