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Update: Installing Windows Live Writer on Windows 10

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UPDATE:

I just found out that with the correct version of WLW you can install it without all the steps I described below.

Download WLW from: https://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials and just install on Windows 10.

HTH

Stefan

Hi people,

Sorry for being quiet for some time on this blog. One of the reasons was that I was not able to install Windows Live Writer on my Windows 10 devices. Yesterday I found out that there is a way to get Windows Live Writer installed on Windows 10 devices.

I followed the following steps.

  1. Download Windows Live Writer installation files from https://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/C/1/B/C1BA42D6-6A50-4A4A-90E5-FA9347E9360C/en/wlsetup-all.exe
  2. Save wlsetup-all.exe file in a folder. Example: c:\temp
  3. Open command prompt (cmd.exe)
  4. Navigate within command prompt to location where you saved wlsetup-all.exe file.
    Within the command prompt type: cd c:\temp (if that's the location where you saved the wlsetup-all.exe file)
  5. Type: wlsetup-all.exe /AppSelect:Writer /q /log:C:\temp\Writer.Log /noMU /noHomepage /noSearch
  6. Hit enter

Hopes this helps.

Stefan

Comments

  • Anonymous
    July 24, 2015
    Really wish they'd release it as a standalone MSI installer, although I know there's talk of open-sourcing it too, so maybe when that happens.
  • Anonymous
    July 24, 2015
    Hi GoodThings2Life I agree but this is already great to be able to install WLW on Windows 10 IMO :-)
  • Anonymous
    August 05, 2015
    I heard from couple of Windows Live Writer users that they can’t use it with Windows 10 OS. You can refer
  • Anonymous
    August 08, 2015
    Followed your instructions - wlsetup file not found? not recognised?
  • Anonymous
    August 10, 2015
    Peter - while in the command prompt window you need to cd to the location where the file was downloaded.
  • Anonymous
    August 12, 2015
    @ Peter yes as Michel wrote you need to be in the folder where you stored the wlsetup-all.exe file from the command prompt.

    /Stefan
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2015
    Installing Live Writer on Windows 10
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2015
    Thank you so very much for this. I was really not looking forward to losing Live Writer.
  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2015
    Thanks. Manage to install it. Please make it easier.
  • Anonymous
    September 02, 2015
    Do you happen to know if there will be an update to allow WLW to connect to SharePoint Online sites in the near future?
  • Anonymous
    September 02, 2015
    Hi Ryan,

    I've no knowledge about allowing WLW to connect to SharePoint Online sites in the future. I do know we are in the process of open sourcing WLW. So nothing is stopping you to fork WLW or contribute :-)

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Goes-in-Open-Source-Mode-Windows-Live-Writer-Next-on-the-List-483985.shtml
  • Anonymous
    September 02, 2015
    I'll look forward to it being Open Sourced and see if I can help get this feature in the product :-)
  • Anonymous
    September 09, 2015
    Would really like to install it but I have no clue what the instructions are telling me to do. Have no clue where to put that stuff. Isn't that sad!
  • Anonymous
    September 09, 2015
    Hi me-a-dummy,

    I've updated the steps needed to install WLW. Hope this is now clear enough to get you installing WLW.

    /Stefan
  • Anonymous
    September 10, 2015
    If they are the steps on this page, no. I don't know how to navigate back to c:temp. You think me-a-dummy was a dummy!
  • Anonymous
    September 10, 2015
    Hi Marie,

    Updated blogpost. Hope this now helps.

    /Stefan
  • Anonymous
    September 15, 2015
    Thanks!! Works like a charm!
  • Anonymous
    September 15, 2015
    I've tried the command prompt but it "cannot find the path specified". The file is located in my "downloads" folder. The command prompt opens with C:UsersDeborah>
    How do I get past this?
  • Anonymous
    September 15, 2015
    @Deborah - just type in "cd downloads" (without the quotes) and hit enter to change directory into your downloads directory.
  • Anonymous
    September 23, 2015
    Thank you!! I was starting to get frustrated and this worked for me no problem at all.
  • Anonymous
    October 01, 2015
    Thanks Stefan, this works! (I just wait to finish Windows Installer process (Task Manager), because there are no user interface.

    Cool!
  • Anonymous
    October 14, 2015
    Excuse me. But I can not run the item 5. Could you explain Qu? thank you
  • Anonymous
    October 14, 2015
    Excuse me. But do not get the item 5. Could you elaborate? Thank you
  • Anonymous
    October 15, 2015
    Hi Kler or Jhon, if you download WLW from: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials you don't have to follow the steps I described earlier. It should just instal without any exta needed steps.

    /Stefan
  • Anonymous
    October 23, 2015
    Great stuff. Works great.
  • Anonymous
    November 01, 2015
    THANK YOU
  • Anonymous
    April 30, 2016
    Hi. I have a different problem with WLW - and I really miss being able to use it. No problems installing the program on Windows 10 - but it does not work. Looks fine - but in the space where the new blog post should be written - there is a blank space, I can see the cursor, but I cannot write on it. No text appears, and the headline space is not accessible at all. Any suggestions?
  • Anonymous
    May 03, 2016
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  • Anonymous
    June 04, 2016
    The comment has been removed
  • Anonymous
    June 13, 2016
    very helpful!
  • Anonymous
    July 19, 2016
    thanks so much
  • Anonymous
    September 01, 2016
    Yay! I really like the Live Writer and this worked on Windows 10. Thanks for the post!
  • Anonymous
    January 25, 2017
    it is no longer available to download. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18614/windows-essentials NoteWindows Essentials 2012 suite reached end of support on January 10, 2017Learn more
    • Anonymous
      February 05, 2017
      Hi Umit,Thanks for the information./Stefan
    • Anonymous
      March 01, 2017
      I just downloaded and installed it, working just fine for me!
  • Anonymous
    April 15, 2017
    that essentials link doesn't show wlsetup-all-exe
    • Anonymous
      April 18, 2017
      Hi Eddie,This blog post is getting old and I would suggest to install Open Live Writer.Check the following website: http://openlivewriter.org//Stefan
  • Anonymous
    July 19, 2017
    Sorry for being quiet for some time on this blog. One of the reasons was that I was not able to install Windows Live Writer on my Windows 10 devices. Yesterday I found out that there is a way to get Windows Live Writer installed on Windows 10 devices.I followed the following steps.
  • Anonymous
    July 19, 2017
    I followed the following steps.
  • Anonymous
    November 18, 2017
    You can get the file from here:http://web.archive.org/web/20170112124505/http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/C/1/B/C1BA42D6-6A50-4A4A-90E5-FA9347E9360C/en/wlsetup-all.exe