Microsoft adds a surprising new Video Editor app to Windows 10 PCs

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Published on June 8, 2018

published on June 8, 2018

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Over the last 24 hours, a mysterious new app, Video editor, was installed on most Windows 10 computers without anyone’s permission.

This app is a Microsoft creation and it’s not really a new app at all. It actually appears to be a basic shortcut to the video edition features in the Windows 10 Photos app. There’s been no official reason for this release though a likely motivator is that most Windows 10 users are unaware that there’s video editing tools in the Photos app. This is understandable though as very few people would think to open a photo or image app for editing a video. It’s not exactly an intuitive design choice.

One benefit of this new non-app is that it can be pinned to the Start Menu for easy access. Of course, anyone can still just open the Photos app and navigate to the editing tools like usual.

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Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.