

Otherwise, find the video in the File Explorer, right-click on it and select the option “Open with > Movies & TV.”Īs the video is playing, click on the “Edit” icon and select the option “Trim.” Just like with the Photos app, if the video is indexed by the app, click on it to play the video. For whatever reason, depending on where you live, the same app is also called “Films & TV.” So don’t worry if you find Films & TV rather than Movies & TV app on your system. You can do pretty much the same thing using the Movies & TV app. Conveniently, Windows will add the word “Trim” at the end of the file name so that you can easily recognize the trimmed version. Once done, navigate to the same folder where you’ve stored the video file, and you will see your new trimmed video.

Depending on the file size, quality, and resolution, it can take some time to create a copy of the trimmed video. When you are satisfied with the result, click on the “Save a Copy” button. By clicking on the “Play” icon, you can preview how the video will look after trimming. Just move the starting and ending sliders to select the video you want to keep. There are no options for you to configure. Since we need to trim the video, click on the option “Edit and Create” and then select “Trim.” If you cannot see them, just click on the video and you will see the options. If the video is not indexed by the Photos app, then open File Explorer, navigate to the folder where you’ve stored the video, right-click on it and select the option “Open with > Photos.”Īs the video is playing, you will see additional options on the top bar. If the video is indexed by the Photos app, then simply open the Photos app by searching for it in the Start menu. This article will show how to use both apps to trim videos. It automatically defaults to the actual quality and resolution of the video you are trying to edit. The good thing about this approach is that unlike most third-party tools, you won’t have to manually set video quality, resolution, and other options.

You can trim videos using the built-in Photos app and Movies & TV app. However, if you are using Windows 10 with the Fall Creators update, then you don’t have to use a third-party app. In general, there are a plethora of free tools to trim those unneeded parts of the video with just a few clicks.
