Windows 10: Spotify as Default and Load from Keyboard it is possible

I am posting this because I seen hundreds looking for the answer to this and getting told it is not possible. But it is possible.,


Here is how...

I did it.

WINDOWS 10 not sure for other OS

I removed the Windows App store version and downloaded the Windows Version from Spotify

I searched all spotify files *spotify*.* in file explorer and deleted them, but you may not have to do this, I also ran cCleaner

- https://www.spotify.com/uk/download/windows/

sign in very important to create the app link in appdata for later
I got an MP3 file, Right clicked and open with. I then hovered over open with another program... Selected "Choose another app"
Click More Apps......

Scroll to the bottom... click... "Look for another app on this PC"

then go to the folder containing Spotify to get this, Right click the spotify Icon and then properties Example - C://Users/usersname/Appdata/roaming/spotify/spotify.exe Then Clicked open. Nothing happens don't worry

Now goto... PCSettings, Apps, default apps, Music Player should be Groove or Windows Click it, Select Spotify. Done. Now when I press the Music button on my Keyboard Spotify loads.



If you have a computer for multiple users, you may have to play around as it took ages to get to work on my partners. but on my PC worked first time.


Hope this helps those that just want to click 1 button and load Spotify from their Keyboard etc. feel free to share elsewhere.


Sorry mods if in wrong section, please post in correct section

:)

 

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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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Hi Sandra,

You can try these steps to set up your preferred defaults:

• Go to Settings and click Time & Language.
• Click Region & Language.
• Click on your default system language then, click Options.
• Click Add a keyboard then choose your preferred keyboard language.
• Remove the other keyboard language by choosing it then click Remove.

Tell us if this works.