How to Make VLC Media Player Default Play Next Video

Are you tired of having to manually select VLC media player every time you want to play a new video? With just a few simple steps, you can make VLC your default media player for all future videos.

First, open up VLC and navigate to the 'Tools' menu. From there, click on 'Preferences' (or press CTRL + P). This will bring up a settings window with various options to customize your viewing experience.

On the 'Interface' tab, you'll see an option called 'Continue playback.' Here's where things get interesting - this setting allows you to choose how VLC behaves when it encounters another video file. You have three options:

* Never: With this setting enabled, VLC will not attempt to continue playing a new video from where the previous one left off.

* Ask: When selected, VLC will prompt you each time with a dialog box asking if you want to resume playback or start fresh.

* Always: This option tells VLC to automatically pick up where it last left off when opening another video file.

To set your preferred behavior, simply select one of the three options and hit 'Save' at the bottom of the window. From now on, VLC will follow your chosen setting whenever you open a new video file.

But what if you want to make sure that VLC is always used as your default media player? To do this, head back out to the Start menu (Windows) or Spotlight search bar (macOS), and type in 'Settings.' Click on the resulting option to launch the Settings app.

In Windows 10, click on 'Default Apps' from the left-hand menu. From here, you can select VLC as your default media player for various file types - including video files like MP4, AVI, MOV, and more. Simply toggle the switch next to 'Video Player' under the 'Choose a default app by file type' section.

By following these simple steps, you'll be able to set VLC as your go-to media player without having to manually select it every time. Whether you prefer never skipping ahead, being asked if you want to continue playback, or always resuming where you left off - the choice is yours with VLC's flexible settings options!

How to make vlc media player default play next video