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  1. Hello, I bought season 2 of Astro Boy on Microsoft Store and I downloaded it but they are mp4 files playable only on Movies & TV whereas I want to play it with VLC, the file is called "01 The Blue Knight_SMID0ABC66D7-2D8F-4E72-AC59-56A75B5BC52E.MP4" and the weird characters remind me of a key (perhaps DRM).

    I tested everything, UniConverter, MKVtoolNix, Handbrake, Filmora, FFmpeg, but none know how to re-encode the video
    And When on "Movies & TV" I take a screenshot it appears black or green ?!
    How can I get VLC

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    Originally Posted by SoffQoffWord View Post
    Hello, I bought season 2 of Astro Boy on Microsoft Store and I downloaded it but they are mp4 files playable only on Movies & TV whereas I want to play it with VLC, the file is called "01 The Blue Knight_SMID0ABC66D7-2D8F-4E72-AC59-56A75B5BC52E.MP4" and the weird characters remind me of a key (perhaps DRM).

    I tested everything, UniConverter, MKVtoolNix, Handbrake, Filmora, FFmpeg, but none know how to re-encode the video
    And When on "Movies & TV" I take a screenshot it appears black or green ?!
    How can I get VLC

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    Try to shorten the file name to video1.mp4 for example. VLC doesn't like long file names.
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    Originally Posted by SoffQoffWord View Post
    Hello, I bought season 2 of Astro Boy on Microsoft Store and I downloaded it but they are mp4 files playable only on Movies & TV whereas I want to play it with VLC, the file is called "01 The Blue Knight_SMID0ABC66D7-2D8F-4E72-AC59-56A75B5BC52E.MP4" and the weird characters remind me of a key (perhaps DRM).

    I tested everything, UniConverter, MKVtoolNix, Handbrake, Filmora, FFmpeg, but none know how to re-encode the video
    And When on "Movies & TV" I take a screenshot it appears black or green ?!
    How can I get VLC

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    The videos purchased from the Microsoft store are indeed DRM protected. if I recall correctly, it's PlayReady DRM. I don't know what (if anything) can remove it.
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