Windows 10: Setting the default program for music player to a directory and .exe for Spotify music to...

I have a key on my keyboard that opens music, all the buttons open programs and I like having that. Browser opens firefox, computer opens files, email opens emails, and the music key on my keyboard opens groove music which I do not use. I went into set default music player, and it only allows Microsoft applications bought off the Microsoft marketplace such as Groove music, or Windows Media Player, but not custom programs like Spotify, or VLC media player. I realize this will also change MP3 files to try to play on Spotify, which it has the capability of playing local files, but I am unsure if

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Hello,

I want to assign my keyboard's launch music player key to Spotify on win 10. For this I need to either assign the media key to the program somehow, or change the default music player.

The default music player is Groove and this is the one that starts when I press music player button. I cannot change the default program to Spotify, because it does not show up in the list when I go to default programs > music player. It suggest I search
in the store, so I downloaded store version of Spotify as well, and it still doesn't show up there.

So how do I either change the behaviour of the music launcher key, or change the default music player to a program that does not show up in the list of music players under default programs.

 

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"someone f****d about with my laptop, they seem to have moved music to aforesaid Groove..."
The Groove library works like WMP's. You can choose which folders it looks for music at startup. Open Groove, hit the gear setting in L column (see screen). If you click 'choose where . look for music', likely the default is your entire This PC/Music folder. If you delete all the folders, there will be no music on the interface when it opens. But if you really want to use WMP, follow the above suggestions on how to make it your default player rather than the current Windows 10 default of Groove.

 

How to make Spotify as my default music player for windows 10 on PC and Spotify App on Surface!

as Microsoft is moving on to Spotify and poor Groove is rolling eyes!

So, I thought to install Spotify and move my music library to Spotify; did that successfully and then thought to make Spotify my default player as Microsoft suggested this and there must be a way to make this my default music player on Windows 10 on PC and
Surface with Windows 10.

I have unsuccessfully tried by going into Control Panel --> Default Programs --> Set Your Default Program --> Music Player

I get 3 options:

1. Groove Music

2. Windows Player

3. Look for an app in the Store.

I can change my default to Windows Player or Media Monkey, however Cortana still opens up Groove (strange) - so I have tried 3rd option 'Look for an app in the Store', which doesn't work either as Store behave the same way as it does normally, launch
the app if you have already installed (as I did in my case, had installed Spotify app.), there is no additional option where I came from to make a new program as my default.

I think I am looking for following, whenever windows team can fix:

1. Let Spotify (Knowing the fact Spotify is not Microsoft product) be a real default program.

2. If Spotify becomes default program, we must be able to associate local mp3 files to mp3 player which is Spotify (yes Spotify's team work). Like I have Media Monkey Install and I can associate my local machine mp3 to Media Monkey.

3. Please make windows default program functionality reasonable, noticed funny around this area - I can provide details if needed.



Please let me know, if someone got any hint to resolve this matter.

Thanks,

-Ahsan