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1. #HOW TO MAKE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER DEFAULT ON WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 8#
2. #HOW TO MAKE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER DEFAULT ON WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 7#

I even tried changing NowPlaying to Rip and Burn and Sync. You will have to do it manually by going to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Manage Optional Features > Add a Feature > Windows Media Player. I get the same result no matter what I do. Go to Apps > Default apps > Windows Media Player. I don't know the difference between that and taking out " /prefetch:1", the above thread didn't use " /prefetch:1", but I tried both methods. To change the default media player in Windows 11/10, follow these steps: Press Win+I to open the Windows Settings. On one of these other sites someone suggested to those whose Windows Media Player forces itself to Library to create the shortcut in exactly the same way but to edit the target path by adding:Īt the end.

Out of the box, you might not think Windows Media Player (WMP) exists in the new OS, but it does. Once open, click Tools > Options in the top menu. If there is a certain file extension that you do not want to have associated with Windows Media Player, follow the steps below. If you’re still running Windows XP, then make sure to read my separate post on changing the default program to open a file with since the XP procedure is different. Microsoft's Media Player is a program that associates the files it is capable of opening. VLC Media Player, and then adjust the settings for it.

#HOW TO MAKE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER DEFAULT ON WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 8#

I've created the shortcut, edited the target path, trying out " /Task Library" and " /Task MediaLibrary" but always the same result. Windows 8 and the updated version 8.1 come with Xbox Music / Video set as your default media players. For example, for the default media player, you would select your media player from the list, i.e. I only have one Program Files directory (the above thread mentioned a x086 directory that I don't have). I tried the fix discussed in that thread and I'm getting the result that John originally had, where it stays open in Library view for half a second and then forces itself back into Now Playing view. I wish I had their problem because, like the situation in the above thread, mine defaults to Now Playing view and I want it to open in Library view! The only difference between my problem and the one in the above thread is that I'm using Vista, they were using Windows 7.

#HOW TO MAKE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER DEFAULT ON WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 7#

I'm having a similar problem with Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista that was discussed with regards to Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 in the thread found at:Ī number of sites say that in Vista, Windows Media Player always opens in Library view and it's ticking them off because they want it to open in Now Playing view, the opposite problem as in the above thread.