# How do I Make my Computer's Default Media Player Windows Media Player?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-computers-default-media-player-windows-media-player/291079
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 20, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-computers-default-media-player-windows-media-player/291079 "2005-02-20T23:49:29Z")
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### Author:  [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-computers-default-media-player-windows-media-player/291079/1 "2005-02-20T23:49:29Z")
I looked at [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256401&highlight=quicktime+windows+media+player) thread and I need something similar for Quicktime. I accidently made it my default and prefer Windows Media Player.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-computers-default-media-player-windows-media-player/291079/2 "2005-02-20T23:53:33Z")
Find a file that you want to play in WMP. Right click and choose “Properties”. Click on the “Opens with” button and choose WMP. If it’s not WMP, click on the “Change” button and choose WMP. Click OK.
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### Author:  [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-computers-default-media-player-windows-media-player/291079/3 "2005-02-21T00:39:28Z")
That didn’t work, but I found a slightly different route that did. Thank you though.