Windows 10: Windows Movie Player

Not a happy lad. I have been using windows movie maker for quite some time but nothing recent. I have been away for a long weekend and made a honda goldwing charity function video, and fireworks. I set up win movie maker and set up video only to find, if I want to make video, I now have to BUY it. Don't we spend enough on our internet usage without having to buy what was free???? Its not like MS need the money!!!

:)

 

Problems with Media Player in Windows 10

Found a Windows 10 version on line and installed it. At this point, I have not found a way to access the Flixster folder to start a movie. Only way you view the movie is through Flixster. The movies are not in the Movie Folder. Flixster hides them.

Contacted VLC forum to see if there is a way to go through VLC and open a movie.

Setting VLC as the default movie player did not work. Opens in Windows Media Player anyway which I had reset as the default. W10 had a different media player set as the standard default within Movies & TV.

 

DVD player

What kind of DVD? A movie? Data?

If a movie, unless the laptop came with software for playing DVD movies you'll have to download and use something like the VLC Media Player. Windows Media Player used to play DVD movies, but they took that ability away with the version that Windows 10 uses.

VLC Media Player is free and it is used by millions.

Inspiron 15 here, too, though older (2013).

 

There is an app with the same name (Movie Maker) but it isn't the one which came with Windows Live Essentials, that one will be integrated into the Photos app with the Fall/Autumn update.

 

Windows Live Movie Maker still workin here

 

Perhaps this will cheer you up then @elbmek. Movie Maker was part of Windows Live Essential 2012 which has now reached end of life and has been removed from Microsoft's servers. However, you can still find and download it from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, it has archived copies of the relevant Microsoft pages. See this post for details and links.

Now that windows movie maker is no longer there what do people use

Alternatively, you could try Kari's suggested alternative called Shortcut, a free open source video editor. The link is also in that post.

 

I tried 'shotcut' as its called on some site. Something was wrong, cant recall what, think it was that I could find the same as movie button *really. going to try link now

 

I got a programme of mine working and it produced an excellent video. Kizoa. Its french and comes with a lifetime membership, it didnt cost much several years ago when I bought it, but it got lost over the years till I performed a resurrection.

 

I managed to get 2012 downloaded but windows movie maker had been removed, stating updates only.

 

Are you sure you downloaded the right thing? From the archived copy of the Microsoft page you can download the Offline Installer - wlsetup-all.exe (130MB). This is the full Essentials 2012 package, including Movie Maker/Photo Gallery (they install as a pair).

 

after I had opened that link, the boxes ticked were messenger etc, underneath these it said

Windows Movie Maker & Photos will be updated - but with no box

Anyway, I managed to open my kizoa software and made the video in there, it is actually even easier that WMM and has infinitely more features in the pro version.

On that score, I am happy again *Tongue

edit: downloading it again to get screen shot. this time I am getting already installed!! So did search, no windows movie maker found. checked photo gallery, only images, no links to movie or anything.

 

So you have photo gallery installed then? As I said, the two are a pair and will be installed (or uninstalled) together. I get the same 'this program is installed' as you, but then I do have (and use) Movie Maker. See if you can find its executable with File Explorer. Look for...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\MovieMaker.exe

 

I expect MM is already installed - just start typing movie maker in the search box.