Appear offline and still chat in Windows Live Messenger by Changing your status

1. Open windows live messenger
2. Go to where it says your display name.
3. Click on the little arrow and go down to appear offline.See picture or Video for more information.

Watch this quick video showing how to change your status on Windows Live Messenger to appear offline.

When chatting on Windows Live Messenger you can change your status from being online to Away, be right back, in a call , appear offline, and more.

Appearing offline on Windows Live Messenger can be very handy when you want to chat to a contact and avoid another one from seeing you. Sometimes you just don’t feel like talking to certain people.