HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\wmplayer.exe Then, open Registry Editor (regedit), then navigate to the the following registry key: To switch and change to 圆4 or 64-bit of WMP11, open an elevated Command Prompt as administrator and type the following command: %WinDir%\System32\unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:64 First step of unregmp2.exe command change the operating system shortcuts to point to WMP 64bit, while the second registry step changes the file associations default program to WMP 64-bit, which determines which program will be used when you double click on a media file.
You need to perform 2 steps each to swap to 64-bit version or to undo the change back to 32-bit version WMP. There is second method that make the WMP 11 圆4 as the default media player for the Windows Vista. Alternatively, you can create a shortcut with target and location set to the above path, and place the shortcut on desktop for easy access. To do so, go to Start -> Run, and execute %Programfiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe. So the first method to use 64-bit Windows Media Player is by launching WMP from its 圆4 location. However, if you decide to use the 64-bit version of WMP11 with your 64bit version of Windows Vista, especially now that more and more codecs< support 64-bit computing platform, and a 圆4 FFDShow codec which can decode virtually any audio or video media files has been released, you can use a few easy method to launch 64 bit WMP11 or simply switch, change or swap the system default media player to 圆4 Windows Media Player, and revert back to x86 version when you need to.īy default, the 32-bit WMP 11 x86 is located at path of "%Programfiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player", and 64-bit WMP11 圆4 is located at folder of "%Programfiles%\Windows Media Player".
This is done to avoid and reduce any compatibility issues or problems that may arise with codecs or other DirectShow related plug-ins or add-ons that majority of them still built for 32-bit operating system. In Windows Vista 圆4 (64bit version), the 32-bit edition of Windows Media Player 11 (WMP 11) is set as the default Windows Media Player.
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