Make vlc default player windows xp

I ordered some mp3 files and downloaded them to my computer. I have VlC as my default player. If I cam move them to windows media player I can transfer to my player. Anything you can tell me to help me accomplish the transfer will be greatly appreciated. But please, send instructions as if you are talking to a 5 year old. I hope you can be of some help.

Thanks in advance. If you are talking about an MP3 player that you connect like a flash drive then you copy the MP3 files like you would copy any other files.

I am also complaining to FTC and EU Data Commissioner about Microsoft resetting data privacy settings with WinUpdate, there are even apps now to monitor this W10Privacy is one, having reset over permissions Microsoft resets them without the user realizing. If you want to create a separate app that resets associations I define in VLC that would be fine too, but you had a perfectly capable facility in old versions of VLC.

Transferred media files to new computer with full version Windows 10 — now VCL disables audio track so you have to manually change, and change does not save, and it only happens on some files.

I am looking for some way to delete these out two out of my computer so that they will never appear again! But short of that, what else can i do? This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Here are the detailed steps to make VLC the default media video as well as audio player: Click on the Windows Start button, search for and go to Settings.

Click on Apps. Access the Default apps. If you want to do it for music files as well, do the same thing for the choice present as Music player. Changing the Default App while Opening a File There is one more option that helps you to change the default app to VLC without visiting the settings section.

Check the box that says Always use this app to open. Its just not there. All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. An established copywriter, with a longstanding experience in a vast array of industries, including but not limited to spirituality, technology, cannabis and travel. View more articles by Sheraz Ali. The Conversation Follow the reactions below and share your own thoughts.

Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Apple Mac iPhone. Tech-Recipes By visiting this site, users agree to our disclaimer. VLC media player is a free, open-source, and cross-platform multimedia player.

It can play videos and audio files in any format and supports streaming online videos from websites. If you want to change your default player to VLC media player, read this post and you will learn how to make VLC default player on various platforms. Step 1. Note: For readability the commands are spread on two lines but they need to be on a single line when entering in cmd.

Ok maybe the experience is lacking and Windows Media Player is the gold standard again. Here is how to restore the to it was before the the start. You did backup did you? I thought it might help not typing the commands each time hence I wrote a little batch script to speed up the process.