Win10 Using multimedia keys to launch winamp

[octanitrocubane]

Hi,

I'm sitting on Win10 and I am trying to figure out how to make the multimedia keys work fully with WinAmp. The problem I've run into and have been unable to solve is that the first time i use the MM keys they will always launch WMP, and not winamp. Once WMP and winamp are running, all the commands work as they should on winamp. How do I set it such that the MM keys will always launch winamp and never WMP.

I have tried:
-uninstalling (disabling) WMP, caused all functionality with the MM keys to disappear (not registered with any media player anymore)
-setting .cda files to default to winamp, no difference
-resetting/reinstalling winamp

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

[PeterK.]

Please have a look at posts here and here.

[octanitrocubane]

Please have a look at posts here and here.

Thanks for responding, but that doesn't work on Win10. Disabling WMP removes all MM key functionality (pressing them doesn't even register if i try to set hotkeys). Tried to disable and reenable the mm support, no difference

[PeterK.]

Disabling WMP removes all MM key functionality

Is it a Microsoft keyboard? If yes, I would not wonder why you cannot use these additional multimedia keys with other programs. And if it is not from Microsoft, so I have to apologize but I would not know how to help you since I do not have any keyboards here - just two laptops.

Maybe you could contact those guys who have working multimedia keys on their keyboards from the posts I pointed to. Give it a try.

[octanitrocubane]

Is it a Microsoft keyboard? If yes, I would not wonder why you cannot use these additional multimedia keys with other programs. And if it is not from Microsoft, so I have to apologize but I would not know how to help you since I do not have any keyboards here - just two laptops.

Maybe you could contact those guys who have working multimedia keys on their keyboards from the posts I pointed to. Give it a try.

Thanks again for responding. It's a QPAD MK85 keyboard, so I'll try talking to those guys you linked to.

Thanks for the help!

[PeterK.]

It's a QPAD MK85 keyboard

This is what I found on the manufacturer's homepage in the support section:

[octanitrocubane]

This is what I found on the manufacturer's homepage in the support section:

Thanks alot, that worked!