To edit a video file, open it in the Photos app.

You can do this right from File Explorer by right-clicking the video file, and then selecting Open With > Photos.

The video will open and play in the Photos app. To edit the video, click “Edit & Create” on the toolbar.

You’ll see a variety of video editing tools you can use. Click a tool to use it.

For example, to cut a section out of a video, click “Trim” in the menu.

To use the Trim tool, simply drag the two handles on the playback bar to select the portion of the video you want to keep. You can drag the blue pin icon to view what appears at that section in the video, or click the play button to play back the selected section of video.

When you’re done, click “Save a Copy” to save a copy of the trimmed section of the video. To stop editing without saving your changes, click “Cancel” instead.

The Photos app places the edited video in the same folder as the original with a similar file name. For example, we edited a video named Wildlife.mp4 and received a video file named WildlifeTrim.mp4.

Other tools work similarly. The “Add Slo-mo” tool lets you choose a slower speed, and then apply it to a section of your video file, slowing it down.

The “Save Photos” tool lets you pick a frame of the video and save it as a photo. At the bottom of the window, you’ll see “Previous Frame” and “Next Frame” buttons you can use to pick a specific frame of a video file.

The “Draw” tool provides tools for drawing on a video. You can use ballpoint pen, pencil, calligraphy pen, and eraser tools, and pick your favorite colors. Anything you draw appears smoothly on the screen during the video—as if you were drawing it—and then fades out and vanishes after a few seconds.