# Why is my computer doing this and make it stop

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-doing-this-and-make-it-stop/419966>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 21, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-doing-this-and-make-it-stop/419966 "2007-09-21T06:08:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-doing-this-and-make-it-stop/419966/1 "2007-09-21T06:08:47Z")

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Ok, It’s been awhile since I put an audio CD in but now it’s playing them without launching any program that I can find. I have no control and it conflicts with my windows media player. Any I deas how I can find the program and stop it, or take if off default play???

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-doing-this-and-make-it-stop/419966/2 "2007-09-21T07:12:03Z")

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[QUOTE=outlierrn]  
Ok, It’s been awhile since I put an audio CD in but now it’s playing them without launching any program that I can find. I have no control and it conflicts with my windows media player. Any I deas how I can find the program and stop it, or take if off default play???  
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Holding down shift when the drive closes will bypass autoplay.

You can also R click on a CD audio file and select properties. Look throught the options for “open with” then select windows media player.