I got a problem with windows 8 movie maker crashing when i go to snip the video it says windows movie maker has stopped responding. and it say close out program. it did it ever since you updated windows 8 with 16 updates. is there a way to fix this? I really need this program bad. And I get mad at computer and smash them if they don't work. Im about fed up with Microsoft.

• Moved by Carey FrischMVP Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:58 PM Relocated

Update latest graphic drivers, 

Install klite codeck pack

If problem persists,

1.    Click Windows Start
 2.    Go to Control Panel
 3.    Click on Uninstall a program
 4.    Double click on Windows Live Essentials
 5.    Select Repair all Windows Live programs\

or download a fresh copy and reinstall

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• Proposed as answer by Hetti Arachchige V Aravinda Sunday, August 04, 2013 10:50 AM

IMO K-lite codec pack is for experts knowing exactly what it does and why they need it.  Repairing a broken Movie Maker is not the job of a 3rd party codec pack.  Your suggestion to repair all windows live programs sounds far better -- I can't really judge it, because I use this tool under Windows 7, where it never stopped responding. 

IMO K-lite codec pack is for experts knowing exactly what it does and why they need it. 

klite overwrite the windows codecs and take the precedence and installing this will help if something wrong with windows codecs which prevents movimaker from loading

• Edited by Hetti Arachchige V Aravinda Monday, August 05, 2013 3:43 AM
• Proposed as answer by Hetti Arachchige V Aravinda Sunday, August 11, 2013 5:07 PM

still didn't work. i tried everything i give up it's just stupif that microsft can't keep one os. instead of messing it up. they should have just stay with xp i was happy with it. now all thi new crap never works. ill have to buy an apple i guess. i need to edit video for youtube and im loosing money thanks to microsoft.

ive tried that it still says not reponsiding

This helped me:

http://youtu.be/tp05buZdG80

What the video, it might help! 

Is there a solution to this issue? I have seen multiple complaints re application. Just purchased new laptop with Win 8 and now can not produce video's for my clients. I spent a week trying to work out what was going wrong - I thought it was my imported clips. I had to go back to my client and inform them I could not send the video to them because the clips were corrupted - Not impressed.   

I suggest buying sony vegas editing software I know it's expensive. but microsft don't do anythin to fix this issue I gave up on this months ago.

I'm having the same problem - I've already done this (repair all windows) and I'm still having this issue, I need to be able to use movie maker can someone help me asap?

If you run the app as administrator it works fine in Windows 8

Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery

Right click on Moviemaker.exe and get properties.  Under the settings select "Run This Program as an Administrator"

Select "Apply," then OK

It should run without crashing

This doesn't work.... The only thing that works is by rolling it back to Windows 8 - Bad form Microsoft - this is simply not acceptable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlH4RDdTvI0

This fixed it for me.