Windows Movie Maker Error 0x80004005?

When I launch Movie Maker on my relatively new laptop (just a few months old) I get a flash on the screen as if Movie maker is about to open then a pop-up with this error message: "Sorry, Movie Maker had to shut down unexpectedly. Please restart it, then try again. (Error 0x80004005)"
However, I cannot restart the program and try again as Movie Maker was never open in the first place. Since the first time I tried launching Movie Maker on this computer I have received this error message. Movie Maker came preinstalled on this computer but has never worked.
I have researched this error multiple times but I have found no real answers, and nothing that actually worked.
I have already tried the following:
Restarting the computer
Uninstalling and reinstalled Movie Maker (in windows live essentials)
Running As Administrator
Using the system file checker tool (which was recommended in another thread posted by a user who has the same problem as I do. It did not work for that user either.)
I would appreciate any help with this. Thank you for your time!

Windows 8.1
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M / 2GB GDDR6
12GB RAM (4GB + 8GB)
1TB HDD (7200RPM)