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How do I make Windows Media Player not be my default player for a file type?

April 26, 2017Default file media Player type Windows

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How do I make Windows Media Player not be my default player for a file type?

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On Vista: Use the Start Menu’s Default Programs dialog to associate to your new chosen player. On either Vista or XP, you can also the Set Programs and Defalts control panel, although that can be overkill. It’s probably easiest to go to WMP’s Tools:Options:File Types menu dialog. Unselect the file types you don’t want WMP to be the default player for, then click apply. These settings persist between installs: once you’ve made changes here, WMP will no longer take the association unless you ask it to. (This dialog is at Tools:Options:Formats in older versions of WMP.

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Go to WMP’s Tools:Options:Formats menu dialog. Unselect the file types you don’t want WMP to be the default player for, then click apply. These settings persist between installs: once you’ve made changes here, WMP will no longer take the association unless you ask it to. (This dialog is at Tools:Options:File Types in MPXP and WM Player 9 Series.