How to Set Windows Media Player as Default. Though Windows Media Player is your computer's initial default media program, each subsequent player that you install tries to replace it. After you've ...

In Windows 8, Windows Media Player is no longer the default program to open your music files such as MP3 files. When you open a MP3 file, the Music app is used to open and play the file instead.

Multiple ways to set VLC as the default media player in Windows 11/10. You can also locate VLC manually, and then set as default player.

How to Restore the Default Windows Media Player Settings. Windows Media Player 12 not only includes a feature-rich player but also a multimedia organizer for collecting photo, audio and video files.

To make Windows Media Player the default program for your media files, click Tools, then Options, and select the File Types tab.

How to install Windows Media Player How to set WMA as the default player in Windows What to do if WMA does not play in WMP You may need an admin account to execute these suggestions.

Windows makes it easy for you to open up these files by setting up default programs for each file type -- images files, for example, will open by default in the Windows 10 Photos app.

Windows 8 chooses its default players to run your music and video, but what if you want different programs to open your files? Here's how to change them.

Is Settings not letting you set apps as default? In this guide, we'll show you the steps to get around this problem on Windows 10.