Sanadihii 2000, Windows Live Messenger, oo ay weheliso ICQ, waxay noqdeen aaladaha ay adeegsadayaashu adeegsadaan si ay ugula xiriiraan internetka. Habkan isgaarsiinta, waan tixgelin karnaa isbedelka garaafka ee IRCs, oo bilicsanaanta ku saleysan 'DOS' ay ka tagtay wax badan oo la doonayo.
Labada Messenger iyo ICQ labaduba waxay noqdeen aaladaha ay doorteen malaayiin isticmaaleyaal ah, ka tagida IRC kuwa aqoonta dheeraa, ama raba inay la xiriiraan dadka kale si ay u helaan macluumaad ku saabsan mowduucyo gaar ah ama gaar ah oo maaddo gaar ah leh, mahadnaqa qolalka lagu sheekeysto ee noo yaal.
Laakiin markii sanadihii la soo dhaafay, barnaamijyo isgaarsiineed oo cusub oo loogu talagalay dadka isticmaala ayaa yimid oo nidaamka fariinta ee Microsoft ee Messenger ayaa ku dhacay. Codsigani wuxuu ahaa mid ay weheliyaan isku xirnaanta codsiyada laga soo Microsoft ayaa loo yaqaan Windows Live Essential, xirmo codsiyo ah oo aan u baahannahay inaan ku rakibno si ka madax bannaan nooca Windows-ka ee aan haysannay iyo in lagu daro Messenger-ka ayaa sidoo kale na soo bandhigtay:
- Desktop-ka Windows Mail
- Badbaadada Qoyska ee Microsoft
- OneDrive ee Windows
- Windows Movie Kan sameeyey
- Gallery Sawirka Windows
- Qoraa Windows
- Isku xiraha Microsoft Outlook Hotmail
Daahfurka Windows 8, Oktoobar 4, 2012, wuxuu calaamadeeyay bilowga dhamaadka Windows Messenger, tan iyo markii lagu daray ku dhawaaqida nooca cusub ee Windows, Microsoft ku dhawaaqay in codsiga farriinta ee Messenger waxay joojin lahayd shaqada Abriil 8, 2013.
Nooca ugu dambeeyay ee xasiloon ee Windows Live Messenger waxaa laga helaa Windows Live Essential, oo ah nooc ka mid ah codsiyada dheeraadka ah ee Windows taas waxay ku dareen taxane ah codsiyo aad u xiiso badan sida Windows Movie Maker ama Outllok Hotmail isku xira. Microsoft waxay sii waday inay sii haysato qaybta codsiyada iyadoon la cusbooneysiin illaa sanadkii hore, xilligaas oo ay ka saartay server-keeda, kana horjoogsatay dadka isticmaala inay soo dejiyaan.
Iyadoo la tixgelinayo in Microsoft aysan cusbooneysiin codsiyada dhowr sano, shaqeynta ay barnaamijyadan na siin karaan aad ayey u xaddidnaayeen, sidaas darteed inaad sii wadato isticmaalka Windows XP mooyee, uma badna inaad runti xiiseyneyso inaad ka faa'iideysato.