Microsoft® DRM Current Version Plugin

Current Version Plugin Microsoft® DRM

You may never heard of this plugin. It doesn’t come with Firefox and you won’t possibly be able to locate it in Mozilla web browser. The Microsoft DRM plugin comes with Windows Media Player.
Microsoft® DRM adds functionality to Windows Media Player by letting it manage Digital Rights. This Digital Rights Management service helps you with audio/video content over an IP network to a PC. This plugin will also let you stream media to other playback devices. With this plugin, distribution service is able to maintain control over the content. It can control how the content is used over the network.
Developers can add licensing under Windows Media Rights Manager. Adding such licensing information will automatically generate protected content. Microsoft uses its DRM service to ensure that such content is only distributed under terms of the license. For this reason, Windows Media Player will not play DRM enabled content if you have not installed proper current version microsoft corp. drm netscape plugin.

Installation Guide

The current version plugin microsoft® drm automatically installs with Windows Media Player. If you haven’t updated your Windows Media Player, you will see a prompt when you connect to the internet. When asked, update the media player and it will automatically update its DRM service.
Download the latest version HERE.

Troubleshoot

If you are having problems installing this plugin, download the latest version of Windows Media Player. The plugin will automatically install with latest version. If you are still having problems, you can head to Microsoft Support for troubleshooting your Windows Media Player installation.

Advantages/Disadvantages

If you do not install this current version plugin microsoft (r) drm, you will not be able to play content with DRM enabled. So if you need to play latest digital content, you will require installing this add-on.
The plugin doesn’t have any disadvantages as such. It doesn’t affect performance of your computer in any way. It doesn’t interfere with your internet usage and never sends any stats except related to use of DRM enabled content.

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Final verdict: Current Version Plugin Microsoft® DRM is a requirement if you use your computer to listen for digital media. This Mozilla Firefox extension has nothing to install since it automatically installs with Windows Media Player. It works silently without ever bothering you with anything.