Windows 10: Microsoft releases a new update for Photos app on Windows 10

Microsoft yesterday rolled out an update for Photos app on Windows 10, and it appears that new version is available for everyone. The update for Windows 10 Photos app brings no new features and improvements, but Microsoft has quietly added video editor shortcut to the Start Menu and app list.

If you’ll launch the new app called “Video Editor”, it will redirect you to Microsoft Photos app. It appears that the so-called Video Editor just opens the video editing panel of the Photos app. So it’s not a standalone app for Video Editing. It’s just a shortcut to access video editing features on Photos App.

With the new app Video Editor app or shortcut, Microsoft aims to raise awareness of video editing functionality in the photos app. Needless to say, the name Photos makes it difficult and confusing for users to find all its capabilities. Microsoft should rename the app or launch a new standalone app for Video Editing.

Microsoft should launch a new video editing app


Microsoft does not have a native movie editing app built into Windows 10 operating system after it discontinued the Windows Movie Maker. A while ago, Microsoft discontinued the Windows Movie Maker, which was a successful solution that the software giant bundled with the older version of the operating system.

Needless to say, Windows Movie Maker was one of the most advanced video editors. Windows Movie Maker hasn’t received updates, and the software giant is no longer developing it. When Microsoft discontinued the app, the users had no other choice than to download alternatives because Microsoft stopped developing and pulled the download links.

Microsoft could at some point launch a native video editor for Windows 10 and revive the features of Windows Movie Maker in a modern flavour. Microsoft has never teased any such projects, but it certainly makes sense to launch a modern and universal version of the app with the same functionality and working on Windows 10-powered devices such as Xbox One, PCs and Tablets.

We don’t know when Microsoft will launch a new video editor app for Windows 10, but it still could update or rename the Photos app with more video editing features.

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WINDOWS 10 MICROSOFT PHOTO APP

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

The Photos app brings together pictures from all your devices using OneDrive, so that you can browse them by date, album or folder. It also automatically enhances photos, and creates albums for you, to showcase your best shots.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to change the Default apps in the setting app and verify the result. You may follow the steps in the below:

• Go to settings and system.
  
• Click on Default Apps and select the appropriately.
  

Method 2:

I suggest you to reinstall Photo app using the PowerShell command
and reinstall using the Windows store. Follow the below steps.

• Open the　Start　menu, type　Windows PowerShell　in the search bar.
  
• Right click on the　Windows　PowerShell　and select　Run as　administrator.
  
• Enter the below command to uninstall the Photo app.
  

• 　　get-appxpackage　　*Microsoft.Windows.Photos* | remove-appxpackage
  

More reference:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-10/photos

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

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Windows 10 Photos App

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience caused to you and will assist you in solving the issue.

I suggest you to follow the methods provided below and check if it helps.

Method 1:
Follow the below steps to update apps from store.

• Open Windows store.
• Click on the sign in icon next to the search option.
• Select the option download & update.
• Click on the check for the updates.

Method 2:
I would recommend you to uninstall the Photo app using Windows PowerShell command and reinstall using the Windows store. Follow the below steps.

• Open the Start menu, type Windows PowerShell in the search bar.
  
• Right click on the Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.
  
• Enter the below command to uninstall the Photo app.
  
  • get-appxpackage *Microsoft.Windows.Photos* | remove-appxpackage
    

After performing the above steps, install the Photo app from the Windows store.

Reference: Refer to the following Microsoft article on
Photos app for Windows help.

Note: The steps for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.