
You can download Windows Live Essentials from MajorGeeks and install only Movie Maker and Photo Gallery. In some cases, they are offering the web installer (one of the larger websites files are the Spanish version), which requires you to download.

See our second screenshot below for a Windows Defender scan. Because it's only three of sixty-eight, and a Microsoft product, we believe that these are false positives.

Note: Younger children are not yet able to use this programme on their own because they usually cannot read yet and it is very complex for this age group. Pedagogical specialists, primary school children from fourth grade, parents.


The key F1 on the PC keyboard or ? symbol in the menu bar in the upper right corner of Movie Maker takes you to the online help, which offers clear support. Next, we present a brief introduction to work with Movie Maker to convey the basics. Several results will be displayed that allow you to download the programme. Search for "Windows Movie Maker Download" using a search engine, e.g. Movie Maker went away on JanuThat link provides more details along with a link to find an archived copy of the Windows Essentials 2012 installer. But it was officially retired January 2017. The programme must therefore be purchased from third providers. Movie Maker was previously provided as part of Windows Essentials 2012 which could be loaded on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. Window Movie Maker 2012 will not be further developed by Microsoft, which is why the programme can no longer be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.
