how to resolve "display driver error - the video playback device does not support playback of protected content"?

Question

this message started a couple months ago on my windows 7 media center setup with ati digital cable tuner setup.  i had the computer in my office with no monitor for a while and watched tv thru my xbox on my samsung ln52b610.  then decided to hookup the computer directly to the tv and now get this message saying "display driver error - the video playback device does not support playback of protected content".  the weird thing is if i switch media center from full screen and then back again it seems to go away (most of the time).  my video card is a nvidia 8500gt with hdmi out and i tried the lastest driver from them and still no worky.

Answer 1

Have a look at the support links that may help resolve your issue.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-tv/protected-content-error-after-a-few-seconds-of/da074c94-e741-e011-9767-d8d385dcbb12

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/bg-BG/w7itpromedia/thread/3eea4165-8e37-42b7-a396-62663cc516a7

If no go, Greenbutton forum would be place to post the issue: http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/

Answer 2

Minimizing and Maximizing WMC windows is NOT a solution. This is a MS bug and needs to be fixed.