<p>A: Windows Essentials 2012 is available at the Windows Live Essentials website and supports Windows 8 (in addition to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2). Windows Essentials 2012 consists of the following components:Photo Gallery Movie Maker Mail Family Safety Writer Outlook Connector Pack Microsoft Skydrive</p><p>For those using Windows 8, the SkyDrive and Mail applications aren't needed as these come with Windows 8.</p><p><a href="http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows8/windows-essentials-144029">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windowsserver2012/windows-server-2012-essentials-tip-enable-configure-media-sharing-144377">Windows Server 2012 Essentials Tip: Enable and Configure Media Sharing</a> (Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dr1Ievp8M_N7SvM0Aw-qHYR9F5saM">3 additional articles.</a></p>