# Groove Music default player not respected **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 19, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/groove-music-default-player-not-respected/49659 "2020-07-19T15:00:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tearaway](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@tearaway](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tearaway)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/groove-music-default-player-not-respected/49659/1 "2020-07-19T15:00:43Z")
Hello All, Groove Music is my default MP3 player in Windows 10 and when I choose "Play" from File Explorer, that is the app that is used. However in Mp3Tag, Play of the same Mp3 file(s) uses Windows Media Player. How do I get it to go to the default app Groove Music instead? I have VLC set up in Tools and would be fine with that option if there is advice on configuring it that way. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/groove-music-default-player-not-respected/49659/2 "2020-07-19T16:37:38Z")
The icon of the files list should show which program is taken for the function "Play" in the context menu. In File\>Options\>Tools you can set a special program that is executed when double clicking. ---
**Author:** ![tearaway](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@tearaway](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tearaway)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/groove-music-default-player-not-respected/49659/3 "2020-07-19T19:03:55Z")
The icon of the files list should show the Groove Music program is taken for the function "Play" in the context menu, as I expect. ![3CreFI35JsxCiJGbRqKaXq2n4mpYJzdUjCx6s5zBYNI-970x2048](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/8/853d5e4bf9133474735a49cf3a72ebbe94b396ed.jpeg) This only works if I choose "Play" on _individual_ files. If I select multiple files and choose "Play" they are launched in Windows Medial Player. I only have VLC configured in File\>Options\>Tools. Is there any advice on configuring Groove Music for tools. Since it is a Microsoft Marketplace app and not a stand-alone executable like an EXE, it is not straightforward. If anyone else has done it I would like to hear how. Here is [a thread about the difficulties of command line execution of Groove Music](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/musicandvideo/forum/all/command-line-for-opening-groove-music/1254c061-c980-415b-bcef-e118b4042175?auth=1). ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/groove-music-default-player-not-respected/49659/4 "2020-07-19T19:08:34Z")
You may also check which application opens playlists (m3u). I don't even know if you can open more than one file at a time like that. ---
**Author:** ![tearaway](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@tearaway](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tearaway)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/groove-music-default-player-not-respected/49659/5 "2020-07-19T19:14:51Z")
That's it. m3u was associate with WMP and when I associated it with Groove Music it worked as expected. Thanks! ![Annotation 2020-07-19 141422](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/1/141051a25abfacae80bec2015ada5416b0f3649c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/groove-music-default-player-not-respected/49659/6 "2020-08-18T19:14:54Z")
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