PlayReady Pc Runtime amd64

Question

In layman's terms what exact function does this do and if I'm not a gamer, does it have any purpose on my devices?

Answer 1

Hi,

I understand that you want to know about PlayReady PC runtime amd64.

PlayReady is a Digital Rights Management (DRM) from Microsoft for portable devices. It was announced in February 2007.

The main differences relative to previous DRM schemes from Microsoft are:

Some popular features that were already present in other DRM schemes in the market have been added; these include the concept of domain (group of devices belonging to the same user which can share the same licenses), Embedded Licenses (licenses that are embedded in the content files, avoiding a separate step for license acquisition) and envelopes (the ability to DRM arbitrary, potentially non-media content). It is also the protection scheme for IIS Smooth Streaming, Microsoft's adaptive streaming technology.

It is platform independent: unlike other Microsoft DRM schemes like Janus, PlayReady can be ported to any kind of portable device, even if it uses non-Microsoft technology (OS, codecs, media player, etc.). But Microsoft has never developed or released a version of its PlayReady DRM for any Linux distribution.

PlayReady competes with other proprietary DRM schemes and even more with DRM-free software, most notably Apple's FairPlay introduced in iTunes and QuickTime. There are several other DRM schemes that are competing to become the dominant DRM technology (e.g. OMA DRM).

Microsoft released the first version of the PlayReady suite (Porting Kit for devices, PC SDK and runtime, Server SDK) in June 2008. Silverlight 2.0, released in October 2008, supports content restricted with PlayReady. As of Silverlight 4.0, the implementation of Microsoft PlayReady in Silverlight supports offline content (via persisted license), subscription scenarios (via chained licenses) and online, streaming-only content (via simple non-persistent licenses). Output protection support was also added in Silverlight 4.0.

 PlayReady is supported on the Silverlight implementation of Windows Phone 7.

Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 and Windows 7 can allow content providers, such as TV stations, to use the PlayReady PC runtime to locally encrypt premium TV content, including otherwise unrestricted cable and satellite TV signals.

Hope it helps. For any further Windows related assistance, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help.

Answer 2

Your reply is FAR too technical and does not provide the information I need.  

I need to know this: I am not a gamer and will never be a gamer. Can this program be deleted from my device without having adverse affect on everyday operations.  My question requires only 1) Yes you can safely remove or 2) No, removing will have a broad affect on device systems.    

Please answer as directly as that.  I utilize word processing and photoshop, otherwise my usage is limited to on-line business software or social media. 

Thank you.