To change Media bar settings

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Media on the toolbar to open the Media bar.
  2. Click Media Options, point to Settings, and then click the settings you want to turn on or off. A check mark next to a setting indicates that the setting is turned on.
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Play web media in the bar Automatically play digital media files opened from Internet Explorer in the Media Bar instead of the default player.
Ask for preferred types Be prompted when you try to open a media file from the Web by being asked if you want to open that file in the Media bar. When you open a file in the Media bar, the file type for the file is saved. If the Remember my preference check box is selected, when you open a file with that file type again, it will be opened in the Media bar.
Reset preferred types Clear the list of file types that automatically open in the Media bar.

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