[Completely Free] How to Import MOV to Windows Movie Maker Correctly for Editing

The only issue is how to manage an MOV to windows movie maker importing. There are some specific file types that Windows Movie Maker supports. If your QuickTime videos are not recognized by Windows Movie Maker, the cause is most likely to be: The video, audio encoders packed within MOV container format are not supported by Windows Movie Maker.

To solve the problem, the recommended solution here is to convert MOV to WMV. Windows Media Video has the highest native priority among all and is best supported by Windows Movie Maker. And it doesn’t matter what exactly those unsupported encoders are, you just need to find a reliable video converter that can convert any MOV to Windows Movie Maker supported file types. That is precisely what you seek for – WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory. It’s a practical, efficient and completely free video converter that helps you to convert any QuickTime videos with unsupported video/audio encoder to 500+ format and devices including .wmv, .avi, .mp4, .m4v, 3gp, .mp3, .wav etc. to solve your compatibility issues in any case. And there's more besides QuickTime WMV conversion – convert MOV to MP4 for any-device playback, or even convert MOV to MP3 for audio extraction!

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For Windows 7 or later, you can also make your Windows Movie Maker support any MOV file by installing a proper Windows Movie Maker MOV codec pack. Here’s one of the best codec packs and it’s well tested: K-Lite Codec Pack (Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.)

Step 1. Navigate to Codec Guide: https://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

Step 2. Locate “Basic” part > click “Download Basic” to download.

Step 3. Launch K-Lite Codec Pack, follow the instruction and install it to your Windows operating system, and you’re good to go. Your Windows Movie Maker shall be able to read MOV files now.