
Open VLC player, click on Tools in the menu, and from there select Preferences.Ĭlick on the Interface button on the left panel and then click on Set up associations. If you've missed this chance at making it the default media player during set-up, perhaps the easiest way is to un-install it and then install it again.Ī word of caution regarding re-installation-be sure to un-check the box that deletes your preferences and cache, or all your customisations will be gone! By default, all are selected, though you might (or might not) want to un-check file types you'd like to open with another programme. wav) with VLC for each "association" chosen opening that file type will launch it in VLC. During set-up, VLC will ask you if you want to associate certain media file types (such as. The simplest way to set VLC as the default media player for Windows is during installation of VLC. Windows See also: How to associate media files with VLC.

