How to fix Microsoft Video Editor export issues

Not many Windows users know all the features of Windows built-in applications. For example, most Windows users think of the Microsoft Photos application only for photo editing and viewing. In contrast, the app also allows users to create, edit and view videos.

Nowadays, most of the users face issues while exporting any video after creating it using Microsoft Photos application on Windows system. They cannot export any kind of video, be it huge videos or videos made using the basic features of the app.

There may be various reasons behind this issue and they are listed here.

1. There is a problem with the Microsoft Photos application on your system.
2. Outdated Windows system.
3. The display graphics driver on the system has not been updated.
4. The option called "Use hardware accelerated encoding" is enabled.

By studying these possible factors above, we have collected a series of solutions that may help users solve this problem. If you also face such an issue, you can find the fix in the article explained below.

Fix 1 – Reset or Repair Microsoft Photos Application

If this issue is caused due to any issue related to Microsoft Photos application on your system, then we can try to reset or repair it Photos app. Many users have been able to solve this problem by doing this.

Follow the steps below on how to reset the Microsoft Photos app.

Step 1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type Installed Applications.

Step 2: Click Installed ApplicationsSystem Settings in the search results, as shown in the image below.

Step 3: After opening the installed apps page, type photos in the search bar to get all results related to the photo keyword .

Step 4: Click the horizontal ellipsis icon for the Microsoft Photos app on your system and select Advanced Options from the list.

Step 5: Now you need to scroll down the Advanced Options page to the “Reset” section.

Step 6: There are two options available in the Reset section, Reset or Repair.

Note – The Reset button will completely reset the Microsoft Photos app and users will lose all data associated with the Photos app. However, if the user chooses the repair option, no data will be lost.

Step 7: So, select Reset or Repair and wait for it to complete its task.

Step 8: Once completed, you can close the Advanced Options page.

Fix 2 – Turn off the Use Hardware Accelerated Encoding option

There is an option in the Photos app called the “Use Hardware Accelerated Encoding” option. If you enable this option when trying to export any video, it will create the issue mentioned above in this article. So, let’s first try disabling the user hardware accelerated encoding option and then export the video as explained in the steps below.

Step 1: First, open the Microsoft Photos app on your system by pressing the Windows key and typing photo.

Step 2: Select the Photos app from the search results as shown in the image below.

Step 3: Once the Photos app opens, try to create your desired video as per your requirement.

Note – We strongly recommend using MP4 type videos. Otherwise, please convert it before use.

Step 4: Once you've finished editing your video and are ready to export, click the Finish Video button in the upper right corner of the Photos app.

Step 5: A small pop-up window will appear in the Photos application on your system.

Step 6: In the Complete Your Video window, click More Options as shown in the image below.

Step 7: Next in the drop-down section, uncheck the Use hardware accelerated encoding checkbox and click Export button.

Step 8: This will start exporting the video you created or edited without any issues.

Fix 3 – Reinstall the Microsoft Photos app

If none of the options resolve the issue, you can always try uninstalling the app completely and then reinstalling it. Many users claim that this has solved many issues related to this.

Here are the steps on how to reinstall the Microsoft Photos app on your system.

Step 1: Open the Run box by pressing the Windows and R keys simultaneously on your keyboard.

Step 2: Type powershell in the Run box, then press the Ctrl, Shift, and Enter keys simultaneously.

Step 3: Continue to accept the on-screen UAC prompt by clicking Yes.

Step 4: Once the PowerShell window opens, type the following lines and press Enter.

获取-appxpackage Microsoft.Windows.Photos | 删除-appxpackage

Step 5: This will completely remove the Microsoft Photos application from the system.

Step 6: After successfully uninstalling it from the system, open the Microsoft Store app.

Step 7: To do this, press the Windows key and type microsoft store.

Step 8: Select the Microsoft Store app from the search results as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 9: After opening the Microsoft Store, enter Microsoft Photos in the search bar at the top and click from the search results. Microsoft Photos.

#Step 10: This will open the Microsoft Photos page on the app.

Step 11: Click on the Get button of Microsoft Photos and start downloading and installing it on your system.

Step 12: After successful installation, you can close the Microsoft Store app and start using the Photos app without any issues.

Fix 4 – Update Graphics Driver

This issue can occur if the display graphics driver is not updated. Therefore, it is always a good practice to regularly update the graphics drivers on your system.

Let’s see the steps explained below on how to update graphics driver using Device Manager application.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and type Device Manager on your keyboard.

Step 2: Click on the Device Manager application from the search results as shown in the image below.

Step 3: This will open the Device Manager application on your system.

Step 4: Expand the Display Adapter options by double-clicking .

Step 5: Then right-click GraphicsDriver and select Update Driver from the context menu, As follows.

Step 6: This will pop up an update window.

Step 7: Click the Automatically search for drivers option from the available list in the window.

#Step 8: Once the update is complete, close the Device Manager window and restart the system.

Step 9: After the system boots, you can open the Photos application and start editing the video and exporting it without any difficulty.

Fix 5 – Keep Windows System Updated

Microsoft continues to release newer Windows System Updates based on feedback received from users about glitches and defects. When these updates are not installed on our system, some issues may arise.

Well, here are the steps on how users can update their Windows systems.

Step 1: Press the Windows and I keys simultaneously to open the Settings app on your system.

Step 2: Select the Windows Update option on the left panel of the Settings app.

Step 3: On the right side of the Settings app window, click the Check for Updates button in the upper right corner of the page.

#Step 4: Now it starts checking for available updates.

Step 5: If there are updates available for your windows system, please download and install them one by one.

Step 6: After the system is updated, close the Windows Update page and restart the system to apply the changes.

Fix 6 – System Restore

Unfortunately, when you can’t fix anything, you can always try to restore the system to the last best save point of the system, at which point, Everything runs very smoothly without any issues or errors.

Therefore, we recommend our users to try to restore the system using System Restore as shown in the steps below.

Step 1: Open the Run command box on your system by pressing the Windows and R keys simultaneously.

Step 2: When the Run box appears, type rstrui in the text box and press the Enter key.

Step 3: This will open the System Restore window.

Step 4: Click Next to continue.

Step 5: In the next window, it will display all the previously created system restore points in the system.

Step 6: Select the one you want from the list and click Next to continue.

Step 7: Here, you need to confirm the system restore details such as time, description, etc.

Step 8: After confirming the system restore point of your choice, click Finish.

Step 9: It will then start restoring the system, which may take a while to complete.

Step 10: Once completed, you are ready to begin!

Fix 7 – Make sure the video file is of MP4 type

The problem may be because the video the user is trying to export is a .mov, .avi, .mkv file, etc. Some users claim that when they convert video files to MP4 type using Photos app. So we recommend trying to convert video files to MP4

before exporting

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