How to Set a Default Media Player
Media players enable you to play music and videos on your computer. There are many different media players out there including WMP (Windows Media Player), QuickTime and Winamp. When you install a new media player on your computer, it generally becomes the default program for playing audio and video files. As a result, your music and videos launch automatically in the new media player instead of your old program. Windows enables you to change your media player settings, so that you can select the default media player that you want to use to play audio and video files.
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Instructions
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Open the folder that contains your media files (audio or video). Right-click one of the files and select "Open With" from the pop-up menu.
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Select the program that you want to use as the default media player for opening media files. For example, QuickTime or Winamp. Click the "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" check-box.
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Click "OK" to save the changes. Once you save the changes, the program that you selected is the default media player for opening audio and video files.
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Tips & Warnings
Some media players enable you to change the default settings in the options or preferences console. Refer to your media players' documentation if you are unsure whether it includes this feature.
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