Video.UI.exe

Application ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms video.ui, movies and tv, films and tv, zune video

WindowsApplication

Movies & TV (Films & TV) app host. Na the Microsoft.ZuneVideo package, no be Widgets and no be browser tab wey dem label Films.

Wetin you need know

Dis na Movies & TV, no be Widgets and no be Films from browser.

Video.UI.exe na the Movies & TV app host inside Microsoft.ZuneVideo under WindowsApps. Widgets.exe na the Widgets board. Browser tab on top films site na browser still be dat. Ending Video.UI dey close the Store app, no be the news feed.

E safe?: Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
Same thing as Widgets?: No
I fit end am?: The app dey close

Feex tok say

If Video.UI dey here and I no open Movies & TV, I dey check whether video file launch dat app. I no dey reset Widgets to fix dis host.

Wetin be Video.UI.exe?

Video.UI.exe na Movies & TV, no be Widgets and no be Films from browser. The package na Microsoft.ZuneVideo inside WindowsApps. Widgets.exe na different board.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey play videos wey you buy or local ones inside Movies & TV / Films & TV app. E no dey host the Widgets feed and e no dey replace Microsoft Edge.

Wetin make am dey run?

You open Movies & TV, double-click video wey dem register to dat app, or the app prelaunch. Copy wey no get player window na leftover UI host.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'Video.UI.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

The WindowsApps Microsoft.ZuneVideo host na Movies & TV. Video.UI.exe on top desktop no be dat one. Dis one still no be Widgets.exe.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ZuneVideo_*\Video.UI.exe

Package: Microsoft.ZuneVideo
App name: Movies & TV / Films & TV
No be Widgets.exe and no be browser

I fit end am?

E dey close Movies & TV

To end Video.UI.exe dey close dat app. Widgets and the browser go remain. File wey dey play here go stop.

I fit comot am?

Uninstall the app, no be system file

Uninstall Movies & TV from Apps if you no want am. No delete files under WindowsApps with hand. No commot Widgets to remove dis host.

E suppose start with Windows?

To open video or the app dey start am. Startup entry wey dem name Video.UI no normal.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
CPU and memory	Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)
Disk and network	Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm)

File information

Video.UI.exe file information
Executable name	Video.UI.exe
Recorded installation path	C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ZuneVideo_*\Video.UI.exe
Publisher	Microsoft Corporation
Signature check	Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

People dey mistake am for Widgets video tiles

Widgets.exe na the board. Dis host na Movies & TV. Reset the correct app.

Films website dey keep browser process busy

Dat one na Edge or Chrome, no be Video.UI.exe. Open file location if the names look like each other.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

Reset Movies & TV from Apps

Settings > Apps > Movies & TV > Advanced options > Reset. Dat one dey repair Microsoft.ZuneVideo. E no dey reset Widgets.

Check the default video app

Settings > Apps > Default apps. If file open dis host and you wan use another player, change the default. Browser "Films" page no be dis package.

Technical details

Video.UI.exe technical details
Image name	Video.UI.exe
Package	Microsoft.ZuneVideo

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Microsoft Store: Movies & TV · Microsoft.ZuneVideo package
Microsoft Support: repair apps · Reset the Store app, no delete System32
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.
Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck · Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file.
Microsoft: Get-CimInstance · Read-only local process-query method. (pcm)
Microsoft: Win32_Process properties · Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm)

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