You get disturbed and annoyed when you are streaming Netflix or Amazon Prime videos and suddenly “Widevine Content Decryption Module” error pops out. It is worse but can be solved using the below solutions. First Widevine Content Decryption Module is a plug-in pre-installed in Google Chrome to play digitally protected HTML5 audio and video files.
In order to protect media files, this decryption module is in use. Widevine Content Decryption Module error might pop-up due to reasons like an outdated plug-in, uninstallation, corrupted version, or manually disable. Follow the given solution step by step to solve this error.
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How to Fix Widevine Content Decryption Module Error
Solution 1 ⇒ Change Permission of WidevineCdm
Step 1 ⇒ First open the Start menu.
Step 2 ⇒ Then type Run in the search box and press Enter key.
Step 3 ⇒ Then in the Run window type %userprofile%/appdata/local and press Enter key.
Step 4 ⇒ Navigate through this path Google > Chrome > User Data and locate the WidevineCdm folder.
Step 5 ⇒ Afterwards do a right-click and select Properties.
Step 6 ⇒Now click on the Security tab and check that the Login user has Full Control.
Step 7 ⇒ If it does not then click on Edit icon and uncheck all in the Deny Box.
Step 8 ⇒ Finally save the changes.
Solution 2 ⇒ Update Your Widevine Content Decryption Module
Step 1 ⇒ First, open your Chrome browser and then type:
chrome://components/
Step 2 ⇒ Then locate Widevine Content Decryption Module and click on Check for update icon.
Step 3 ⇒ Then wait for a few seconds and refresh the page. Carefully look at the status as it will change to Up-to-date.
Step 4 ⇒ Finally restart your system.
Solution 3 ⇒ Delete the Plugin Folder
Step 1 ⇒ First open the Start menu.
Step 2 ⇒ Then type Run in the search box and press Enter key.
Step 3 ⇒ Then in the Run window type %userprofile%/appdata/local and press Enter key.
Step 4 ⇒ Navigate through this path Google > Chrome > User Data and locate the WidevineCdm folder. Afterward, delete that folder.
Step 5 ⇒ Finally update Chrome and restart your system.
Solution 4 ⇒ Check Your Antivirus Software and Firewall
Step 1 ⇒ First open any anti-virus software (Norton, Panda, Avira, etc.) and then disable it.
Step 2 ⇒ Disable the antivirus software for at least 15 minutes.
Step 3 ⇒ Then try to reconnect your chrome browser to check for error.
Step 4 ⇒ Then click the Start icon and open the Control Panel.
Step 5 ⇒ Then select System and Security tab from the Control Panel window.
Step 6 ⇒ Afterwards click on the Windows Firewall icon.
Step 7 ⇒ Finally toggle Turn Windows Firewall to Off button and restart.
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Conclusion
This is it. Now stream your favorite videos without any disturbance. Make sure your module is up-to-date. We hope your “Widevine Content Decryption Module” error gets solved and if not then do post your queries.
