{"id":331441,"date":"2021-08-27T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-set-windows-media-player-as-the-default-on-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:00:00","slug":"how-to-set-windows-media-player-as-the-default-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-set-windows-media-player-as-the-default-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Set Windows Media Player as the Default on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Set Windows <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Player as the Default on Windows 10&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-746422\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-746439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windows-media-player.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windows-media-player.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windows-media-player.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Windows Media Player may feel like an aging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication, but it\u2019s still present in Windows 10. If you prefer to use the classic WMP for music and videos, it can be set as your default media player. We\u2019ll show you how.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Windows 10 has more modern media players such as \u201cGroove Music\u201d and videos can be played in the basic \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a> &amp; TV\u201d app. However, Windows Media Player is still a favorite among Windows users. So let\u2019s bring it back into the spotlight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Some editions of Windows 10 don\u2019t enable Windows Media Player from the start. You will have to do it manually by going to\u00a0Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Apps &amp; Features &gt; Manage Optional Features &gt; Add a Feature &gt; Windows Media Player. Select \u201cInstall.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>First, click the Start Menu icon and select the gear icon to open the Settings window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-746446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-05_16-51-12.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"272\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the Settings app, select \u201cApps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-746447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-05_16-52-35.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Apps.&quot;\" width=\"646\" height=\"291\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now go to \u201cDefault Apps\u201d in the sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-746448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-05_16-53-30.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Default Apps&quot; in the sidebar.\" width=\"645\" height=\"277\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where you\u2019ll see all the different default apps. The ones we want to change are \u201cMusic Player\u201d and \u201cVideo Player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-746449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-05_16-55-31.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Music Player&quot; and &quot;Video Player.&quot;\" width=\"651\" height=\"351\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cWindows Media Player\u201d from the list of applications. Do this for both Music Player and Video Player.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-746450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-05_16-56-33.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Choose &quot;Windows Media Player&quot; from the list.\" width=\"648\" height=\"415\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re all done! Now, whenever you select a music or video file, Windows Media Player will open and play it. Windows 10 has a lot of modern apps, but sometimes you can\u2019t beat a classic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Make Windows Photo Viewer Your Default Image Viewer on Windows 10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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If you prefer to use the classic WMP for music and videos, it can be set as your default media player. We\u2019ll show you how. 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