diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
index fec7be4d84..6d6ca62e86 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ if(WITH_DSHOW)
 endif(WITH_DSHOW)
 
 # --- VideoInput/Microsoft Media Foundation ---
+ocv_clear_vars(HAVE_MSMF)
 if(WITH_MSMF)
   check_include_file(Mfapi.h HAVE_MSMF)
 endif(WITH_MSMF)
diff --git a/modules/videoio/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/videoio/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a031a9fea..67fd9816ed 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/videoio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ if (WIN32 AND HAVE_DSHOW)
 endif()
 
 if (WIN32 AND HAVE_MSMF)
+  list(APPEND videoio_srcs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/cap_msmf.hpp)
   list(APPEND videoio_srcs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/cap_msmf.cpp)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
index 2a9ee20a9b..96c06aeb8f 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@
 #pragma comment(lib, "mfuuid")
 #pragma comment(lib, "Strmiids")
 #pragma comment(lib, "Mfreadwrite")
+#if (WINVER >= 0x0602) // Available since Win 8
 #pragma comment(lib, "MinCore_Downlevel")
+#endif
 
 #include <mferror.h>
 
@@ -1469,7 +1471,6 @@ void ImageGrabber::stopGrabbing()
 
 HRESULT ImageGrabber::startGrabbing(void)
 {
-    _ComPtr<IMFMediaEvent> pEvent = NULL;
     PROPVARIANT var;
     PropVariantInit(&var);
     HRESULT hr = ig_pSession->SetTopology(0, ig_pTopology);
@@ -1477,6 +1478,7 @@ HRESULT ImageGrabber::startGrabbing(void)
     hr = ig_pSession->Start(&GUID_NULL, &var);
     for(;;)
     {
+        _ComPtr<IMFMediaEvent> pEvent = NULL;
         HRESULT hrStatus = S_OK;
         MediaEventType met;
         if(!ig_pSession) break;
@@ -1509,11 +1511,13 @@ HRESULT ImageGrabber::startGrabbing(void)
             DebugPrintOut(L"IMAGEGRABBER VIDEODEVICE %i: MESessionStopped \n", ig_DeviceID);
             break;
         }
+#if (WINVER >= 0x0602) // Available since Win 8
         if (met == MEVideoCaptureDeviceRemoved)
         {
             DebugPrintOut(L"IMAGEGRABBER VIDEODEVICE %i: MEVideoCaptureDeviceRemoved \n", ig_DeviceID);
             break;
         }
+#endif
         if ((met == MEError) || (met == MENonFatalError))
         {
             pEvent->GetStatus(&hrStatus);
@@ -2455,7 +2459,7 @@ int videoDevice::findType(unsigned int size, unsigned int frameRate)
     fmt = vd_CaptureFormats.find(size);
     if( fmt != vd_CaptureFormats.end() )
         FRM = fmt->second;
-    else
+    else if( !vd_CaptureFormats.empty() )
         FRM = vd_CaptureFormats.rbegin()->second;
 
     if( FRM.empty() )
@@ -3844,18 +3848,25 @@ bool CvCaptureFile_MSMF::open(const char* filename)
         hr = enumerateCaptureFormats(videoFileSource);
     }
 
-    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+    if( captureFormats.empty() )
     {
-        hr = ImageGrabberThread::CreateInstance(&grabberThread, videoFileSource, (unsigned int)-2, true);
+        isOpened = false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+        {
+            hr = ImageGrabberThread::CreateInstance(&grabberThread, videoFileSource, (unsigned int)-2, true);
+        }
+
+        isOpened = SUCCEEDED(hr);
     }
 
-    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+    if (isOpened)
     {
         grabberThread->start();
     }
 
-    isOpened = SUCCEEDED(hr);
-
     return isOpened;
 }
 
@@ -3987,7 +3998,9 @@ HRESULT CvCaptureFile_MSMF::enumerateCaptureFormats(IMFMediaSource *pSource)
             goto done;
         }
         MediaType MT = FormatReader::Read(pType.Get());
-        captureFormats.push_back(MT);
+        // We can capture only RGB video.
+        if( MT.MF_MT_SUBTYPE == MFVideoFormat_RGB24 )
+            captureFormats.push_back(MT);
     }
 
 done:
@@ -4112,7 +4125,7 @@ const GUID CvVideoWriter_MSMF::FourCC2GUID(int fourcc)
             return MFVideoFormat_DVSD; break;
         case CV_FOURCC_MACRO('d', 'v', 's', 'l'):
                 return MFVideoFormat_DVSL; break;
-#if (WINVER >= _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8)
+#if (WINVER >= 0x0602)
         case CV_FOURCC_MACRO('H', '2', '6', '3'):   // Available only for Win 8 target.
                 return MFVideoFormat_H263; break;
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.hpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.hpp
index 38dea5340c..f9e413abb8 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.hpp
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ MAKE_ENUM(MediaEventType) MediaEventTypePairs[] = {
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEAudioSessionDisconnected),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEAudioSessionExclusiveModeOverride),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MESinkV1Anchor),
+#if (WINVER >= 0x0602) // Available since Win 8
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MECaptureAudioSessionVolumeChanged),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MECaptureAudioSessionDeviceRemoved),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MECaptureAudioSessionFormatChanged),
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ MAKE_ENUM(MediaEventType) MediaEventTypePairs[] = {
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MECaptureAudioSessionExclusiveModeOverride),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MECaptureAudioSessionServerShutdown),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MESinkV2Anchor),
+#endif
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, METrustUnknown),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEPolicyChanged),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEContentProtectionMessage),
@@ -361,9 +363,11 @@ MAKE_ENUM(MediaEventType) MediaEventTypePairs[] = {
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, METransformHaveOutput),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, METransformDrainComplete),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, METransformMarker),
+#if (WINVER >= 0x0602) // Available since Win 8
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEByteStreamCharacteristicsChanged),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEVideoCaptureDeviceRemoved),
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEVideoCaptureDevicePreempted),
+#endif
     MAKE_ENUM_PAIR(MediaEventType, MEReservedMax)
 };
 MAKE_MAP(MediaEventType) MediaEventTypeMap(MediaEventTypePairs, MediaEventTypePairs + sizeof(MediaEventTypePairs) / sizeof(MediaEventTypePairs[0]));
@@ -1044,7 +1048,11 @@ class StreamSink :
 {
 public:
     // IUnknown methods
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1700  // '_Outptr_result_nullonfailure_' SAL is avaialable since VS 2012
     STDMETHOD(QueryInterface)(REFIID riid, _Outptr_result_nullonfailure_ void **ppv)
+#else
+    STDMETHOD(QueryInterface)(REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+#endif
     {
         if (ppv == nullptr) {
             return E_POINTER;
@@ -2383,7 +2391,11 @@ public:
         }
         return cRef;
     }
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1700  // '_Outptr_result_nullonfailure_' SAL is avaialable since VS 2012
     STDMETHOD(QueryInterface)(REFIID riid, _Outptr_result_nullonfailure_ void **ppv)
+#else
+    STDMETHOD(QueryInterface)(REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+#endif
     {
         if (ppv == nullptr) {
             return E_POINTER;