Windows Movie Maker, part of Windows Essentials 2012, is no longer available for download. Websites that offer free downloads of Movie Maker are not offering the real thing, and those downloads may contain malware, viruses, or hidden costs.
Microsoft Movie Maker is a part of Windows Essentials 2012. If you have installed Movie Maker stand-alone program or a paid version of Movie Maker, you have installed an invalid non-Microsoft program. Uninstall the invalid movie maker and run a full scan with your virus checker. Although support has ended, Windows Essentials 2012 programs will. Oct 01, 2003.
Instead, try making movies with the Photos app that comes with Windows 10. The latest version of the Photos app includes the ability to create and edit videos with music, text, motion, filters, and 3D effects. Visit Microsoft Store for more video creation and editing apps.
We're no longer offering the Windows Essentials 2012 suite for download, but if you already have it installed, it will continue to work as it does today. It reached end of support on January 10, 2017, and it isn't available in Windows 10.
Note: Any websites offering free downloads of Windows Movie Maker are not offering sanctioned Microsoft products. Be cautious as these products may contain viruses or hidden costs.
Windows Essentials 2012 included:
Windows Movie Maker
Windows Photo Gallery
Windows Live Writer
Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Family Safety
OneDrive desktop app for Windows
For similar features, you can upgrade to Windows 10. For example, the latest version of the Photos app allows you to create and edit videos with music, text, motion, filters, and 3D effects. Visit Microsoft Store for more video creation and editing apps.
Aug 01, 2020. Windows Movie Maker is a free video editing software package that works with most computers that use a Windows operating system. Though it comes standard on some versions of Windows, you can also download the program separately to use it on your new or old computer.
Windows 10 also offers many other features similar to Windows Essentials, such as updated email, family safety, and OneDrive.
Microsoft Movie Maker Downloads
Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020
Windows Movie Maker Windows 10 64 Bit
We recommend you move to a Windows 10 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft.
