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0xC00D271D: Cannot play protected files

To play protected files on your computer, you cannot use a Windows user account that is a member of both the Administrators group and the Guests group.

If you download a protected file while logged on as a member of the Administrators group, for example, you will not be able to play that file when you are logged on as a member of either the Administrators group or Guests group.

To resolve the problem, remove your user account from the Guests group. For more information about user accounts, see Windows Help.

Error ID = 0xC00D271D, Condition ID = 0x00000000

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