# Where to download Windows Movie Maker?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 18, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226 "2013-03-18T03:58:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226/1 "2013-03-18T03:58:49Z")

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Or a similar movie making software?

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226/2 "2013-03-18T04:02:38Z")

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You couldn’t have Googled that?

First result: [Windows Essentials - Microsoft Support](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/movie-maker-get-started)

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**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226/3 "2013-03-18T04:10:23Z")

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I have seen that site, but I do not see how to download from there?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226/4 "2013-03-18T04:11:47Z")

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> [@CCitizen](#):
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> I have seen that site, but I do not see how to download from there?

The bright yellow button that says “Download now”.

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226/5 "2013-03-18T04:16:55Z")

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The direct link is:

[http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=255475](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=255475)

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**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226/6 "2013-03-18T04:23:39Z")

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I already have Microsoft Office 2010, but the other tools dont work.

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-download-windows-movie-maker/653226/7 "2013-03-18T04:37:38Z")

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> [@CCitizen](#):
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> I already have Microsoft Office 2010, but the other tools dont work.

What? What does Office have to do with this, and what other tools are you talking about?

Does the direct download link I provided work?