How can I have Media Player 12 open in full screen as default?

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bill2reg

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I can't find a way to have Media Player 12 open in full screen every time I open a video, mp3, wmv or whatever. I don't want to mess with the registry. Is there a setting that I am missing somewhere?
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Almost! It's an improvement in that media player now opens maximized but still needs to be clicked on the full screen icon to get to full screen. It also seems to disable the double click to option to go from maximized to full screen. I have to actually scroll to the full screen icon and click on it to go to full screen.
Thanks for your effortss
 

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I'm with Kari,
I not a fan of using the Full screen box option it messes with the resolution or it seems to, the F11 key is a better option.
I do prefer using Normal window on the screen shot Kari provided,
Then just drag the window to the top/ left corner of your screen and diagonally drag the bottom/ right corner to fill the screen./ Close.
Windows should remember the size next time you open wmp.
If not your resolution might not be on the recommended settings or your video card driver might be out of date.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/255-screen-resolution-display-settings.html
 

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Kari,
Two things.
I want to open in Full Screen(not maximized) because I link to video clips out of Powerpoint to save on PPT file size. I used to do this seamlessly in earlier versions of WMP which had a default player setting of full screen.
Second problem, the shortcut preferences doesn't seem to do anything. All video files will only open minimized. no matter what I choose in shortcut settings.
It just seems more professional when I don't have to noodle around adjusting screen each time I bring up a video clip.
 

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Videos normally open in their original resolution. If you have a 1920*1080 screen but the video has oroginal resolution of 640*480, that's the size it opens.
 

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HP ENVY 17-1150eg
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Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
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1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
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6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
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17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
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Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
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As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
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Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
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Logitech Performance Mouse MX
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50/10 Mbps VDSL
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Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
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Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
redwoodk said:
Kari,
Two things.
I want to open in Full Screen(not maximized) because I link to video clips out of Powerpoint to save on PPT file size. I used to do this seamlessly in earlier versions of WMP which had a default player setting of full screen.
Second problem, the shortcut preferences doesn't seem to do anything. All video files will only open minimized. no matter what I choose in shortcut settings.
It just seems more professional when I don't have to noodle around adjusting screen each time I bring up a video clip.
Click to expand...

I found a working solution from here
It's a registry edit work in Windows 8.1 Media Player 12.
One caveat is you need to right click on LocalServer32 and change permission to full control, otherwise you can't change the registry on the right "error edit value".
How To Take Full Permissions Control To*Edit*Protected Registry Keys
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Good luck for anyone one still looking for this!

Btw, I found using PotPlayer, VLC, GOM player, Media classic can easily play in fullscreen by default with an option in setting.
 

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I had the same problem. I wanted WMP to open full screen when I played a video. Easy fix. Open your WMP, and at the top left, click on "View", then move your cursor down to where it says "Video size",then click just to the left of the phrase "Fit video to player on resize". Make sure that after you have done this there is a check mark to the left of that phrase. Try your WMP video and problem should be fixed!
 

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