Download the Windows Essentials 2012 suite from this link ( here). To spare you from catching any unwanted malware or spyware, we have fetched a web archive copy of the download link that Microsoft previously provided.

Since there isn’t an official download link for the suite anymore, we need to download it from an external source.

Note: If you already have Windows Movie Maker installed, please skip the first two steps.

The following guide will work on any Windows version. But keep in mind that the whole process will take up some time. If you want to edit your rotate your video using Windows Movie Maker or you’re looking for a way to get the software back, follow the steps below. This method is probably the easiest option out of the bunch, but it will take a while to set up Windows Movie Maker if you don’t already have it installed. Luckily, Movie Maker enthusiasts are still able to use the software if it was already downloaded on their system or if they manage to find an offline installer. Unfortunately, Microsoft ended support on the whole suite on January 10, 2010, and removed all official download links as a result. It involves using Windows Movie Maker (part of the Windows Essentials 2012 suite). This method used to be the defacto way of rotating a video for Windows Media Player. Please follow whichever method seems more accessible to you. Fortunately, there’s a whole variety of feasible solutions, so we’ve taken the liberty putting together a guide with curated methods that will work without problems. Despite this, Microsoft still hasn’t implemented a native way of rotating a video in Windows Media Player.Īs a result, the only way to correct a video that was filmed sideways on Windows is to use a 3rd party solution. This is a little odd considering that the issue has been around for years with countless user complains about Microsoft’s servers. Unfortunately, there isn’t a native way of rotating the video in Windows Media Player.

As you can imagine, there are better ways of solving this inconvenience than tilting your head or rotating the computer’s screen.

There are multiple ways of going about tackling this issue. We’ve all been there – You shoot a wonderful video with your phone or camera and download it to your computer only to discover that you filmed in the wrong orientation.

Rotate video in media player