How to Enable DRM in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
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How to Enable DRM in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
If you’re having playback issues due to Digital Rights Management (DRM) in your browser, you must enable DRM to play protected content. This article will provide more information about this issue and show you how to enable DRM in Chrome.
What is Digital Rights Management (DRM)?
Websites implement a DRM solution to protect digital content from copying or downloading without authorization and misuse. DRM protects content by inserting code that prevents copying, limits the number of devices the content can be accessed on, or limits the time the content can be accessed on.
Specific DRM solutions encrypt the video and divide it into parts so it can’t be accessed in one file. Even if part of a video is downloaded, it can’t be played because it requires a License key to play it. These measures ensure the content remains protected from being shared without proper authorization.
While attempting to view or listen to protected content on specific websites, particularly streaming platforms like Netflix and Spotify, you may get DRM-related errors that prevent you from accessing the content because the DRM feature in your browser is disabled.
The DRM feature is enabled by default in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge but can be turned off by third-party extensions. The instructions below will show you how to enable DRM in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge browsers.
Video Tutorial on How to Enable DRM in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- How to Enable DRM in Google Chrome
- How to Enable DRM in Mozilla Firefox
- How to Enable DRM in Microsoft Edge
- Video Tutorial on How to Enable DRM in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
How to Enable DRM in Google Chrome
1. Open Chrome. Open the customization and control menu at the top-right corner and click Settings.
2. Select the Privacy and security panel.
3. Click Site settings.
4. Scroll down and expand the Additional content settings section.
5. Click Protected content IDs.
6. Under the Default behavior section, tick Sites can play protected content. Enabling this setting will enable DRM in Chrome.
How to Enable DRM in Mozilla Firefox
1. Open Firefox. Open the application menu and click Settings.
2. Scroll to the Digital Right Management (DRM) Content and mark the Play DRM-controlled content checkbox. Enabling this setting will enable DRM in Firefox.
How to Enable DRM in Microsoft Edge
1. Open Edge. Click the More options button at the top-right corner and select Settings.
2. Select the Cookies and site permissions panel.
3. Scroll down and select Protected content IDs.
4. Toggle on the Allow sites to play protected content slider. Enabling this setting will enable DRM in Edge.
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