Windows 10: What exactly does PlayReady® do?

Hey!Kind of weird question, but I wanted to know what does one get from installing it? How it benefits the end-user; does it block certain features, etc.?I remember having it as an option in the past that came with Windows Media Center, so my question is just a simple curiosity.Thank you for reading.

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I need more information on PlayReady 3.0.

Hi Puccha,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

What is Microsoft PlayReady technology?

The development of Microsoft PlayReady content access protection technology is the culmination of 10 years of innovation and more than $1B invested as a result of years of collaboration with the Studios, Entertainment industry,
Broadcasters, Service Providers, and Mobile and CE industries. PlayReady is the premiere comprehensive content delivery and management solution for entertainment products and services.

What are the key features of Microsoft PlayReady?

Microsoft PlayReady technology allows:

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  Seamless sharing of protected content among devices and between people.
  
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  Support for a variety of business models, including rental, subscription, advertising, promotion, preloaded content and more.
  
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  Support for audio, video, multimedia, eBooks, and other new content types on any device.
  
  Key features include:
  

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  Domains
  
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  Embedded license
  
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  Extended format support
  
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  Silverlight support
  
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  WMDRM Content support
  
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  Industry standard cryptography AES and ECC (NIST P-256)
  
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  Unified device porting kit
  
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  Adopted by major standards at World Wide levels: DECE (UVVU), DASH
  
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  Enables premium content without plug-ins in the browser using HTML5 EME and MPEG-DASH
  
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  Key Rotation, Live TV, and Blackout support
  
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  Software Development Kits for iOS and Android
  
  More in detail, Microsoft PlayReady:
  

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  Supports natively a wide range of audio and video codecs, including WMA, WMV, Dolby Digital +, AAC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+, and H.264.
  
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  Is able to protect essentially any type of digital content — music, video, games, ringtones, images, and more.
  
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  Has a tight integration with Microsoft platforms including Windows 8, Xbox, Windows Phone, Mediaroom, and Silverlight for Windows and Mac.
  
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  Implements user domains and embedded licenses to facilitate legal distribution of content among devices.
  
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  Is capable of Over-The-Air (OTA) delivery of content and licenses.
  
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  Allows side-loading of content from Windows PCs.
  
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  Microsoft PlayReady is backwards compatible with WMDRM10. Mobile handsets, set-top boxes and other devices built with PlayReady technology can decrypt content protected with WMDRM10. In addition, PlayReady
  features such as domains and embedded licenses may be applied to content originally protected with WMDRM10.
  
• Has a permanent breach management service with dedicated response team.

Please refer to the link below for more information.

Microsoft PlayReady - Home

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I need more information on PlayReady 3.0.

Original Title: PlayReady 3.0

I need more information on PlayReady 3.0.

What are the PlayReady 3.0 Devices?

Does this include 4K Display Monitors?

Does the 4K Display Monitors has to be PlayReady 3.0 capable to Display 4K contents?

Thanks.

 

PlayReady Blue Keep Requesting Update in Store

Thanks for the suggestion, but impact, The Store had this problem with another the .Net service a few weeks ago. That eventually resolved itself.