VLC is one of the most popular audio-video players for Windows. However, when you install VLC, it does not become the default media player for the computer i.e., when you double-click on a media file, ...

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Windows Media Player 12 not only includes a feature-rich player but also a multimedia organizer for collecting photo, audio and video files. The numerous settings enable you to fine-tune the player to ...

One of the common things we do is to set the default applications, with which we would like to open files. We usually fix the default browser, the default video player, and so on. In this post, I’ll ...

I can't seem to find a way to NOT make WMP9 my default media player when it comes to playing video clips. I assume i have to first go to a file and select "open with" and then select "always associate ...

Watching 4K movies on your laptop, while unplugged? Microsoft Movies & TV, the default video player that comes with Windows 10, lasts over twice as long as the competition. You might think of VLC and ...

🎬 Drop Windows default video players: The OS comes with Films & TV and Media Player, but they’re known to crash easily. The alternative? VLC. It’s free and plays almost any video or audio format.

How to Customize Your Default Apps in Windows and macOS Want to make sure photos open in Photoshop, web pages open in Chrome, and text files open in Word? You can control which app launches when you ...

Windows 11 has a default Media Player to play audio and video files. However, it lacks the capability to play different kinds of audio and video formats like FLAC. There arises the need for a better ...

So you want to watch a movie or two on your Windows laptop but might not have an outlet nearby. Your choice of video player and video format could make a huge difference in how long your battery will ...