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The tag 'default player' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about setting and troubleshooting the default media player in Windows, particularly for music and audio files. Users report issues with Windows Media Player, Cortana, and third-party players like Foobar and VLC. Common problems include music not playing after setting a default player, album art thumbnails not displaying, and certain file types like WAV not playing correctly. The tag reflects user experiences with Windows 7 and Windows 10, focusing on configuring default players for formats such as MP3, FLAC, and WAV, and resolving playback failures.
  1. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Cortana, what's going on?

    Hi This is one of the things about Windows 10 and Cortana in particular that drives me crazy. I've been using Cortana to play my music since she first showed up in Windows 10 Starting yesterday, when I say "Hey Cortana, Play my music." she says "Sure thing, shuffling your music." Then there is...
    • MikeHawthorne
    • Thread
    • cortana default player error message interface itunes media files media player music playlist reinstall settings software update speech recognition tech support troubleshooting user experience video playback voice commands winamp windows 10
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. sirloyne

    Windows 7 Play All Part 2

    As I mentioned in what we shall now call Part 1... "I have all of my music on my D drive on my laptop and I use Foobar portable as my music player. I have foobar set up as my default player for ALL music formats (Flac, Ape, Alac, MP3...). If I go into my music folder and open a band folder...
    • sirloyne
    • Thread
    • audio default player files foobar limitations music registry track video playback windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. Noxchi Wolf

    Windows 7 MP3 Album Art Thumbnails Not Working Any More !?

    Hi All .. I'm Using Win7 64x All Video And Photos Thumbnails Working Fine Except MP3 :confused: Why ? I Make The WMP 12 The Default Player And Restart My PC .. But The Problem Still :mad: How To Fix This Issue ? Thanx :)
  4. rronaldson

    Windows 7 Some WAV files won't play in W7

    I've just installed the new Windows 7 and am having problems with some .wav files not playing. The ones in question are information announcements (ie that anti-virus protection has updated) that are set up by non-Microsoft programs. The one I noticed first was when the Avast ant-virus protection...
    • rronaldson
    • Thread
    • audio issues avast default player media player notification sounds operating system playback issues vlc wav files windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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