Comments on: How to change the default media player in Windows

By: vangie

vangie — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:29:30 +0000

i took a video and it’s in vlc. I can view it but when i want to import it in movie maker, it refused. what can i do?
Thanks in advance

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:35:17 +0000

I have changed to a different media program a hundred times (at least!), yet Windows Media Player runs every time I try to access an MP3 file by double-clicking on it. Video files work fine, and all other music files work correctly, too, but MP3 files will only default-start in WMP. Any idea how to solve this problem? Thanks.

By: Stebbi

Stebbi — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:31:30 +0000

I had gone through my whole control panel before I googled it and ended up here. Thnx

By: S.L..Ubeysiri

S.L..Ubeysiri — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:29:16 +0000

With your clear instructions, I managed to change my default media player and it was very easy. I like to thank you for your service.

By: akshay

akshay — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:09:42 +0000

I tried to change the media player to VLC, but it didn’t work in Windows Vista. What am I doing wrong?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:54:41 +0000

At the Desktop, open the Start menu and select Set Program Access and Defaults.
Windows Vista:At the Desktop, open the Start menu and select Default Programs.

Step 2

Windows XP: At the Add or Remove Programs window, select Non-Microsoft.
Windows Vista: At the Default Programs window, select Set your default programs.

Step 3

Windows XP: Find Media Player on the list and then select iTunes from the drop-down list. Click OK. You’re finished!
Windows Vista: Select iTunes and then select Set this program as default. Click OK. You’re finished!

By: Freya

Freya — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:38:48 +0000

THANKS a lot for this. It really helped me! tnx a million.

By: Yuri

Yuri — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:23:15 +0000

Excellent post! I wanted to change my default media player to the much more advanced VLC media player. Thanks!

By: Rufus McDufus

Rufus McDufus — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:33:54 +0000

Your advice doesn’t work. My AVI files always open in Windows Media Player even though the system tells me that they are going to open in VLC. I’ve tried it from the Open with dialogue and from the File Types window in control panel. Nothing works. Even reinstalling VLC.

By: Waldo

Waldo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:41:14 +0000

I am trying to watch videos online with Gom player using google chrome on an xp. When I right click, there is no option to open with in google chrome;however, there is in firefox.

By: onel_reyes

onel_reyes — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:16:32 +0000

If you want to make VLC player as a default media player or default music player, follow these simple steps.

1. right-click any music file or video.

2. Click properties

3. Click Change and Choose the program VLC, Ok and Apply. There you go all of your music files are now automatically opened by VLC .