How do I get the old Windows photo gallery and movie maker for my new Windows 10 laptop?

I have tried working with the replacement "Photos" and have been disappointed.  First, It takes a lot more clicks to accomplish what I want to do, like cropping.  Second, I have not found a way to auto-adjust a group of selected photos.  Third, although I can manually adjust brightness and saturation, I have not found a way to manually adjust the color (e.g., red/blue, green/purple). 

In the replacement for movie maker, I can't select multiple photos for the video storyboard.  Instead, I need to drag and drop each individual photo into the storyboard.  And I don't think I can custom add music as I used to (e.g. choose when a song begins and ends).  

Plus, opening "Photos" take a long time.  The default is "Collection," which seems to access all my photos in chronological  (probably over 10,000), which I never need to do.  And going to "video projects" and starting a new project is very slow.

It's hard for me to believe that Microsoft consulted any users of the old programs before changing things so radially.  This is why I (and a lot of other users) want the old programs back.

But if I am wrong about my observations, please let me know.  I have searched the web for info about the new program and have not found anything indicating it can do what I want from the old programs.

This is the file download for the Windows Live Essentials that you need:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170112124505/http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/C/1/B/C1BA42D6-6A50-4A4A-90E5-FA9347E9360C/en/wlsetup-all.exe

Thanks to all for your replies.  I have successfully installed the 2012 Windows Photo Gallery and Movie Maker (with the help of a local computer shop).

Hi IndyCanary51

This is the safe link to download those applications, that we all use here on Community, there has never been a bad report regarding these links:

Windows Essentials latest version 16.4.3528.0331:

English (United Kingdom)

http://web.archive.org/web/20160423192125/http:...

English (United States)

http://web.archive.org/web/20170112124505/http:...

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Hi,

I am Ganesh Gandhi, an Independent Advisor and Office Insider for Android. I am here to work with you on this problem.

New apps are good, they are not inferior products.

Since you wanted better suggestions than the link you got, I suggest some reliable ways to get your beloved Windows 7 photo gallery and movie maker.

Kindly follow these steps as in the video to get the old Windows photo gallery in windows 10:

• Open Settings>System > Default apps and scroll down to Photo Viewer.
• Here you will see, Photos App set as default.
• Click on it and you will get an option to change it.
• Select Windows Photo Viewer

Refer here:

https://mspoweruser.com/tutorial-get-old-window...

To get the old movie maker for your new Windows 10:

You can still use the latest version of Windows Movie Maker 6.0 from Vista.

For that, we need manually copy the files from a Vista machine, register some DLLs and creating a shortcut in your start menu.

Or you can just use the installers from here:

https://goo.gl/B1eRC

Video for reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WW_WBktYAo

Do let me know if you require any further help on this. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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