A reader writes: "I have an HP desktop that I've enjoyed for the past few years. It ran on Windows 8 and I seamlessly upgraded to Windows 10 a couple of weeks ago.
"My HP computer originally came with a program that would allow me to edit family movie footage and create DVDs. I looked for the program after I converted to Windows 10 and it seems to have disappeared.
"Do you have any experience with editing family footage? Can you recommend an app or program that would allow me to do so, with the ability to add music overlays?
"I have twin daughters that are 27. Marriage for each will occur one of these days, and I would like to go through all the DVDs I have and have them edited before the magical date appears."
Great question.
I'm sure you are not the only Windows user who went looking for Microsoft's popular Movie Maker app after the Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft decided to drop Movie Maker from the operating system add-ons, as they say it's not supported for Windows 10.
However, Microsoft does say you can still download Movie Maker "if you really want it." I've found plenty of people online who have installed Movie Maker in Windows 10, and they say it works just fine.
You'll need to download the installer for Windows Essentials 2012, which can be found here http://bit.ly/2aa7ZZt .
Once you download the web installer, you'll choose Run and then be presented with a dialogue box asking if you'd like the entire Windows Essentials package, which includes Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Mail and OneDrive.
You can click a check box next to each application you'd like to exclude. I'd recommend only installing Movie Maker and Photo Gallery (they seem to be linked in one installer package).
Realize you're on your own for support, but there is a robust Windows Movie Maker community that can usually answer your questions.
If anyone has a favorite video editor they'd like to recommend, you can email it to me, and I'll pass it on.
