{"id":11491,"date":"2025-06-24T17:57:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/tip-of-the-week-how-to-set-your-default-video-app-in-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:07:43","slug":"tip-of-the-week-how-to-set-your-default-video-app-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=11491","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the Week: How to Set your Default Video App in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eb-entry-article clearfix\" data-blog-content=\"\">\n<p>As with any applications on your device, you\u2019ll have a variety of first and third-party applications that can be set as your default apps. Here are the steps to make this happen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the <strong>Windows icon<\/strong> at the bottom left-hand side of the taskbar.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the gear icon to open up your <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the left-hand column, click on <strong>Default Apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the right-hand side of the Default Apps screen, you can see the various types of files that will be opened by specific apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Changing your default video playback settings is also easy to do. From the <strong>Video playback<\/strong> option in the <strong>Apps<\/strong> section, you can enable streaming content at high dynamic range quality, process video for more enhanced quality, <a href=\"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/tip-of-the-week-four-tips-and-tricks-within-the-google-play-store\/\">play<\/a> back video in either a high or low resolution based on preference, and change how video is played based on battery life. You can pick from prioritizing video quality or battery life&#8211;whichever you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>Before making any changes to your computer, we recommend speaking with the technology professionals at Coleman Technologies. This prevents you from making any changes to hardware or <a href=\"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/why-is-it-super-important-to-keep-your-software-updated\/\">software<\/a> settings that could cause frustrations for you and your staff. To learn more about the services we provide, reach out to us at (604) 513-9428.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with any applications on your device, you\u2019ll have a variety of first and third-party applications that can be set as your default apps. Here are the steps to make this happen: Click the Windows icon at the bottom left-hand side of the taskbar. Click on the gear icon to open up your Settings. 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