PowerPoint 2010 requires Quicktime to play MP4 files

In PowerPoint 2010 MP4 videos do not play. It gives the message quick time player is required. We have VLC installed and mp4 is set as default for VLC .
We do not want to install Quick time.
Looking forward for a response

Hi,
Please see the two articles, they said that:
Videos in the .mp4, .mov, and .qt formats can be played in PowerPoint if the Apple QuickTime player is installed.
Compatible audio and video file formats in PowerPoint 2010
Add a QuickTime video (.mov, .mp4) to my presentation
We may try the work around: Convert MP4 to PowerPoint more compatible video format like AVI, WMV, ASF, MPG.
Regards,
George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

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