# Films & TV

Application: Microsoft Corporation

Also called movies and tv, movies & tv, films and tv

Microsoft Corporation, System

The Windows Store video app, also called Movies & TV. The process is Video.UI.exe. It is not VLC.

## What you need to know

Films & TV is the Store locker. VLC is a file player.

Video.UI.exe holds Microsoft movie entitlements. New Store sales stopped in 2025. Local files are a side job. VLC does not read those purchases.

- **What is it?**: The Store video app, also called Movies & TV

  **Process?**: Video.UI.exe

  **Same as VLC?**: No. This plays Store licenses VLC cannot

Feex says

If the movie is a Microsoft Store purchase, I would open Films & TV signed in with that account. VLC will not help, and the new Media Player is the wrong locker.

## What is Films & TV?

Films & TV is Microsoft’s Store video locker. Video.UI.exe plays purchases and can open some local videos. It is not VLC and not wmplayer.exe.

## If you have never used it

If you bought or rented a movie from the Microsoft Store, this is the app that still plays it. The Store listing says Films & TV. Many PCs still say Movies & TV. The process is Video.UI.exe. It is not VLC. VLC will not show those Store licenses. Microsoft stopped selling new Movies & TV titles in 2025. Old purchases stay in this app, not in the new Media Player.

## What is it used for?

**Microsoft movie purchases**

Play titles you already bought in the Store. VLC cannot open that license. The new Media Player also does not replace this locker.

**Local video fallback**

Some MP4 files still open here. VLC covers odd containers this app will refuse.

**Xbox-era locker**

The same purchase can still appear on Xbox. That is a Microsoft account entitlement, not a file in Videos\\.

## Who is it for?

- People who bought Movies & TV titles before Microsoft stopped new sales
- Users whose default video app is still Films & TV
- Anyone who should not replace this with VLC if the goal is a Store license

## Current status

Films & TV (2012) is a current store video app from Microsoft Corporation. The vendor still points Windows users at https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9wzdncrfj3p2.

## How old is it?

The app began as Xbox Video in 2012, then Movies & TV, and Films & TV in some regions. Microsoft ended new Store movie sales in 2025 and still points purchases at this app. A 2016 “rent a 4K movie in the Store” guide is this product, now in wind-down for new buys.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Films & TV / Movies & TV

Xbox Video (old name)

## System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | A current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release with Microsoft Store, per Microsoft |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | 4 GB class machines run the app. Downloads want disk                                     |

## Resource profile

- **Network demand**: Streaming or downloading a purchase

  **Disk demand**: Offline Store downloads

## Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

| Video.UI.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ------------ | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

Films & TV does not need to start with Windows. Opening a Store title starts Video.UI.exe.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ZuneVideo\_\*\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |

## File formats

Store movie licenses, some local MP4

## Common problems

### Purchase missing after a new PC

Sign in with the Microsoft account that bought the title. The file is not sitting in Videos\ for VLC to find.

### Odd MKV will not play

Use VLC. This app is a Store locker, not a codec Swiss army knife.

## Getting unstuck

### Install Films & TV from the Microsoft Store

The package id Microsoft documents is the Store listing. A “Movies TV setup.exe” is bait.

### Sign in with the purchasing account

Entitlements follow the Microsoft account. The new Media Player will not list those buys.

### Treat 2025 as end of new sales, not end of playback

Microsoft still points old purchases at this app. If playback fails, Support is the path, not VLC.

## Alternatives

VLC for local files. The new Store Media Player for simple local playback. Legacy WMP for CD rip.

## Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

| Download      | [apps.microsoft.com/detail/9wzdncrfj3p2 ](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9wzdncrfj3p2)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [support.microsoft.com/windows/films-tv ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/films-tv)Vendor support                    |
| Official site | [apps.microsoft.com/detail/9wzdncrfj3p2 ](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9wzdncrfj3p2)Start here, not a random exe host |

## Related hardware

A display and a Microsoft account. Store video is not a GPU benchmark.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

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## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [Films & TV official site ](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9wzdncrfj3p2)· Vendor product page
- [Films & TV help ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/films-tv)· Vendor support
- [Watch Movies & TV purchases ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/watch-movies-and-tv-shows-on-the-microsoft-movies-tv-app-59328422-053f-30b3-843a-f8774567a85e)· How Microsoft still plays Store purchases
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Category**: Store video app

  **Process**: Video.UI.exe

  **License**: Free app. Purchases are licensed separately

  **First released**: 2012

  **Official site**: [Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9wzdncrfj3p2)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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